Where does “quaternus” come from?

quaternus (Latin) comes from Latin quater, 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.

quaternus (Latin): four each; four at a time

Definitions

  1. four each; four at a time

Ancestry of “quaternus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaterfour times
2Latinquattŭorfour; 4
3Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4Old Portuguesequartoquarter
5Latinquārtusfourth
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quaternus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-