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Where does “pătrar” come from?

pătrar (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.

pătrar (Romanian): quarter, fourth; quarter

Definitions

  1. quarter, fourth; quarter

Ancestry of “pătrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpatrufour
2Latinquadrātus—
3Latinquadrō—
4Latinquādrus—
5Latinquattŭor—
6Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
7Old Portuguesequartoquarter
8Latinquārtus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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