Where does “quarter-hour” come from?
quarter-hour (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quarter-hour (English): quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15...
Definitions
- quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15...
Ancestry of “quarter-hour”, step by step