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Where does “quadrigatus” come from?

quadrigatus (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.

Ancestry of “quadrigatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadrīgae—
2Latinquadriiugaenominative feminine plural of quadriiugus;...
3Latinquadriiugusof or pertaining to a quadriga
4Latinquattŭor—
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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