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