Where does “caderninho” come from?
caderninho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese caderno, from Old Portuguese caderno, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
Ancestry of “caderninho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | caderno | notebook |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | caderno | — |
| 3 | Latin | quaternus | four each; four at a time |
| 4 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 5 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 6 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 8 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |