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Where does “catre” come from?

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

catre (Old French): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “catre”, 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 “catre”

  • quatre
  • quatrain
  • quatrième
  • quatrain
  • quatre
  • quatre-vingts
  • kvatrin
  • katren
  • kat
  • kat
  • kat
  • quatre
  • kaet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →