Where does “quadrīgātus” come from?
quadrīgātus (Latin) comes from Latin quadrīgae, from Latin quadriiugae, from Latin quadriiugus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
quadrīgātus (Latin): quadrigatus, a Roman silver coin minted during the 3rd century
Definitions
- quadrigatus, a Roman silver coin minted during the 3rd century
Ancestry of “quadrīgātus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadrīgae | A four horse team, especially used for chariot racing |
| 2 | Latin | quadriiugae | nominative feminine plural of quadriiugus;... |
| 3 | Latin | quadriiugus | of or pertaining to a quadriga |
| 4 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 5 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |