Where does “cuatro” come from?

cuatro (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish quatro, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

cuatro (Spanish): four; A four-stringed guitar with the first...

Definitions

  1. four; A four-stringed guitar with the first...

Ancestry of “cuatro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cuatro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos