Where does “quadrīgae” come from?
quadrīgae (Latin) comes from Latin quadriiugae, from Latin quadriiugus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
quadrīgae (Latin): A four horse team, especially used for chariot racing
Definitions
- A four horse team, especially used for chariot racing
Ancestry of “quadrīgae”, step by step
quadrīgae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quadriiugae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadriiugae | nominative feminine plural of quadriiugus;... |
| 2 | Latin | quadriiugus | of or pertaining to a quadriga |
| 3 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 4 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 6 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Latin iugum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | iugum | yoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam... |
| 2 | French | joug | yoke; balance beam |
| 3 | Middle French | joug | — |
| 4 | Old French | jug | — |
| 5 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |