Where does “quadrimaculatus” come from?
quadrimaculatus (Latin) comes from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quadrimaculatus (Latin): having square spots
Definitions
- having square spots
Ancestry of “quadrimaculatus”, step by step
quadrimaculatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quādrus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 2 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 3 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Latin maculātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | maculātus | stained, spotted, having been stained |
| 2 | Latin | maculō | to stain, make spotted |
| 3 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |