Where does “quarter” come from?
quarter (Catalan) comes from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quarter (Catalan): fourth; quarter
Definitions
- fourth; quarter
Ancestry of “quarter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quartarius | quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L |
| 2 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |