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Where does “nonquarterly” come from?

nonquarterly (English) comes from English quarterly, from English quarter, from Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

nonquarterly (English): Not quarterly

Definitions

  1. Not quarterly

Ancestry of “nonquarterly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquarterlyOccurring once every quarter year; Divided into...
2Englishquarter"A fourth part of something."; "Place or...
3Middle Englishquarter—
4Anglo-Normanquarter—
5Latinquartarius—
6Latinquārtus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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