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Where does “4to” come from?

4to (English) comes from Latin quārtō.

4to (English): Abbreviation of quarto, a paper size;...

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of quarto, a paper size;...

Ancestry of “4to”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquārtō—
Every word from Latin quārtō →