Where does “quadrigula” come from?
quadrigula (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.
quadrigula (Latin): a little quadriga
Definitions
- a little quadriga
Ancestry of “quadrigula”, 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 |