English
quatre
Quatre comes from French quatre ‘four’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwóres‘four’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquattuor‘four’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400quatre‘four’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘four’
- Englishearliest quotation 1775same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwóres‘four’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquattuor‘four’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400quatre‘four’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘four’
- Englishearliest quotation 1775same form
Earliest quotation: 1775, a Connoisseur: “Accordingly the firſt beſt throw upon the dice is…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres ‘four’
fourth, kern, farthing, carillon, ferd, tetrad, quire, 19 more
through Latin quattuor ‘four’
squad, square, quarry, quadrant, quadruple, cadre, quadratic, quadra, cuatro, 27 more
through French quatre ‘four’
Today it means
noun A card, die, or domino with four spots or pips.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres / quatre