Where does “quaranteam” come from?
quaranteam (English) comes from English quarantine, from German Quarantäne, from Russian карантинъ, from Polish kwarantanna, from French quarantaine, from Italian quarantina, from Italian quaranta, from Late Latin quarranta — and.
quaranteam (English): A group of people who choose to quarantine together during a pandemic to limit exposure and maintain social interaction and support
Definitions
- A group of people who choose to quarantine together during a pandemic to limit exposure and maintain social interaction and support
Ancestry of “quaranteam”, step by step
quaranteam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quarantine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quarantine | The desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days... |
| 2 | German | Quarantäne | quarantine |
| 3 | Russian | карантинъ | — |
| 4 | Polish | kwarantanna | quarantine |
| 5 | French | quarantaine | a number or group of or about forty |
| 6 | Italian | quarantina | approximately forty; period of forty days |
| 7 | Italian | quaranta | forty |
| 8 | Late Latin | quarranta | — |
| 9 | Latin | quadrāgintā | forty; 40 |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétwr̥dḱomt | forty |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥- | four, fourfold |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via English team
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | team | A set of draught animals, such as two horses in... |
| 2 | Middle English | tem | Alternative form of teme; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | tēam | team; child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *taum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taumaz | a tie; tether; rope; cord; strap; leash; bridle;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | taugijaną | to stretch, draw |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |