Etymograph

English

quadrigatus

Quadrigatus comes from Latin quadrīgātus ‘quadrigatus, a Roman silver coin minted during…’, from quadrīgae ‘four-horse team’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwṓr1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷettwōr1‘four’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquattuor1‘four’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugus1‘combined together, in all’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadriiugus2‘of or pertaining to a team of four’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadriiugae2feminine plural of quadriiugus
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrīgae3‘four-horse team’
  8. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrīgātus3‘quadrigatus, a Roman silver coin minted during the 3rd century BCE’
  9. Englishtodayquadrigatus3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin quadriiugus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin quadrigae
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English quadrigatus

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwṓrWiktionary, Latin quadriiugusreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷettwōrWiktionary, Latin quadriiugus‘four’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquattuorWiktionary, Latin quadriiugus‘four’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugusWiktionary, Latin quadriiugus‘combined together, in all’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadriiugusWiktionary, Latin quadrigae‘of or pertaining to a team of four’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadriiugaeWiktionary, Latin quadrigaefeminine plural of quadriiugus
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrīgaeWiktionary, English quadrigatus‘four-horse team’
  8. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrīgātusWiktionary, English quadrigatus‘quadrigatus, a Roman silver coin minted during the 3rd century BCE’
  9. EnglishtodayquadrigatusWiktionary, English quadrigatus

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr

four, 28 more

through Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr ‘four’

squadron, 26 more

through Latin quattuor ‘four’

square, squad, cater, quarry, cadre, quadruple, quadratic, quatre, cuatro, quatrain, 27 more

Today it means

noun A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman Republic during the 3rd century B.C.E.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “quadrigatus”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin quadriiugus, Latin quadrigae. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr / quadrigatus

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