Where does “settantaquattro” come from?
settantaquattro (Italian) comes from Italian quattro, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
settantaquattro (Italian): seventy-four
Definitions
- seventy-four
Ancestry of “settantaquattro”, step by step
settantaquattro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian quattro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | quattro | four; either of the quarter hours after midnight... |
| 2 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 3 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Italian settanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | settanta | seventy |
| 2 | Latin | septuāgintā | — |
| 3 | Latin | septmāginta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | septm̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥-dḱomt | seven-ten |