Where does “kwartet” come from?

kwartet (Dutch) comes from Italian quartetto, from Italian quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kwartet (Dutch): quartet A group of four people or things, particularly

Definitions

  1. quartet A group of four people or things, particularly

Ancestry of “kwartet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquartettoquartet; foursome
2Italianquartofourth
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kwartet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →