Where does “Valea lui Pătru” come from?

Valea lui Pătru (Romanian) comes from Romanian patru, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.

Ancestry of “Valea lui Pătru”, step by step

Valea lui Pătru traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian patru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpatrufour
2Latinquadrātussquare, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
3Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
4Latinquādrussquare
5Latinquattŭorfour; 4
6Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
7Old Portuguesequartoquarter
8Latinquārtusfourth
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Romanian lui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianluihis; to him
2Latinillūihim dative singular masculine; apparently also genitive
3Latinillīfound in
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Romanian vale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvalevalley
2Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos