Where does “cuadrilla” come from?
cuadrilla (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuadro, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
cuadrilla (Spanish): crew, team; gang; cuadrilla
Definitions
- crew, team; gang; cuadrilla
Ancestry of “cuadrilla”, step by step
cuadrilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cuadro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cuadro | square; painting; picture |
| 2 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 3 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 4 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 6 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Latin quadra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadra | square |