Where does “kuátu” come from?

kuátu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese quatro, from Old Portuguese quatro, from Latin quattuor, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kuátu (Kabuverdianu): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “kuátu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequatrofour
2Old Portuguesequatrofour
3Latinquattuorfour; 4
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kuátu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →