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Where does “outquarters” come from?

outquarters (English) comes from English quarters, 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.

outquarters (English): Quarters situated away from headquarters

Definitions

  1. Quarters situated away from headquarters

Ancestry of “outquarters”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishquartersplural of quarter; Housing, barracks or other...
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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