Where does “quarterboy” come from?
quarterboy (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.
quarterboy (English): A male figure that strikes a bell every quarter...
Definitions
- A male figure that strikes a bell every quarter...
Ancestry of “quarterboy”, step by step