Where does “quatrocentos” come from?

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

quatrocentos (Portuguese): four hundred; 400; four hundred

Definitions

  1. four hundred; 400; four hundred

Ancestry of “quatrocentos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequatrocentos—
2Old Portuguesequatrofour
3Latinquattuorfour; 4
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →