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Where does “quatre” come from?

quatre (Old French) 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.

quatre (Old French): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “quatre”, 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 “quatre”

  • quatre
  • quatrain
  • quatrefoil
  • quatrième
  • quatre-vingts
  • quatrain
  • quatre
  • kvatrin
  • katren
  • kotra
  • quatrefoil
  • quatre
  • quat'
  • quate
  • kvátra
  • quatre
  • kat
  • cwate
  • kat
  • kat
  • quatre
  • kaet
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