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Where does “quattuorviratus” come from?

quattuorviratus (Latin) comes from Latin quattuorvir, 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.

quattuorviratus (Latin): quattuorvirate

Definitions

  1. quattuorvirate

Ancestry of “quattuorviratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquattuorvirA board of four men
2Latinquattŭor—
3Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4Old Portuguesequartoquarter
5Latinquārtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quattuorviratus”

  • quattuorvirate
  • quatrumvirate
  • quartumvirate
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