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Where does “quattuorvir” come from?

quattuorvir (Latin) comes 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.

quattuorvir (Latin): A board of four men

Definitions

  1. A board of four men

Ancestry of “quattuorvir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattŭor—
2Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
3Old Portuguesequartoquarter
4Latinquārtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quattuorvir”

  • quattuorvirate
  • quatrumvirate
  • quartumvirate
  • quattuorviratus
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