Where does “a-beynte kuwatro” come from?
a-beynte kuwatro (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog beynte kuwatro, from Spanish veinticuatro, from Spanish cuatro, from Old Spanish quatro, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
a-beynte kuwatro (Tagalog): twenty-fourth day of the month
Definitions
- twenty-fourth day of the month
Ancestry of “a-beynte kuwatro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | beynte kuwatro | twenty-four |
| 2 | Spanish | veinticuatro | twenty-four |
| 3 | Spanish | cuatro | four; A four-stringed guitar with the first... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | quatro | four |
| 5 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 6 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 8 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |