Where does “quarrelsome” come from?
quarrelsome (English) comes from English quarrel, from Middle English quarrel, from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.
quarrelsome (English): Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling
Definitions
- Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling
Ancestry of “quarrelsome”, step by step
quarrelsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quarrel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quarrel | A dispute or heated argument; "Often preceded by... |
| 2 | Middle English | quarrel | bolt for an arbalest, crossbow, or siege engine; ... |
| 3 | Old French | quarel | square block of stone; square-headed bolt for a... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |