Where does “cuadrillo” come from?

cuadrillo (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.

cuadrillo (Spanish): number sign; hash

Definitions

  1. number sign; hash

Ancestry of “cuadrillo”, step by step

cuadrillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cuadro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuadrosquare; painting; picture
2Latinquādrussquare
3Latinquattŭorfour; 4
4Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5Old Portuguesequartoquarter
6Latinquārtusfourth
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Vulgar Latin quadrellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinquadrellus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos
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