Where does “каро” come from?
каро (Bulgarian) comes from French carreau, from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
каро (Bulgarian): ♦, the suit of diamonds
Definitions
- ♦, the suit of diamonds
Ancestry of “каро”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | carreau | square; diamonds; tile |
| 2 | Old French | quarel | square block of stone; square-headed bolt for a... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 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 |