Where does “quatuor” come from?

quatuor (Latin) comes from Latin quattuor, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

quatuor (Latin): medieval spelling of quattuor

Definitions

  1. medieval spelling of quattuor

Ancestry of “quatuor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattuorfour; 4
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “quatuor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →