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Where does “quartation” come from?

quartation (English) comes from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quartation (English): The act, process, or result of alloying a button...

Definitions

  1. The act, process, or result of alloying a button...

Ancestry of “quartation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquārtus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →