catro (Galician)
Where does "catro" come from?
The Galician word 'catro' traces its roots back to the Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, a term meaning 'four'. It evolved through Proto-Italic and eventually became the Latin *quattuor before passing into Old Galician-Portuguese and simplifying into its modern form.
Full etymology tree
- catro (Galician), 'four'
- inherited quatro (Old Galician-Portuguese)
- inherited quattuor (Latin), 'four; 4'
- inherited *kʷettwōr (Proto-Italic), 'four'
- inherited *kʷetwṓr (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *kʷetwóres (Proto-Indo-European), 'four'
- inherited *kʷetwṓr (Proto-Indo-European)
- influence *kʷtwr̥- (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *kʷettwōr (Proto-Italic), 'four'
- inherited quattuor (Latin), 'four; 4'
- inherited quatro (Old Galician-Portuguese)
Ancestors
Updated July 2026
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