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Where does “quarryman” come from?

quarryman (English) comes from English quarry, from Middle English quarere, from Medieval Latin quarreria, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor — and.

quarryman (English): A man involved in quarrying

Definitions

  1. A man involved in quarrying

Ancestry of “quarryman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquarryA site for mining stone, limestone, or slate; To...
2Middle Englishquarere—
3Medieval Latinquarreria—
4Old Frenchquarrière—
5Vulgar Latinquadraria—
6Latinquadrō—
7Latinquādrus—
8Latinquattŭor—
9Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
10Old Portuguesequartoquarter
11Latinquārtus—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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