Where does “quarteron” come from?
quarteron (English) comes from English quadroon, from Spanish cuarterón, from Spanish cuarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quarteron (English): Obsolete form of quadroon; A quarter; especially,...
Definitions
- Obsolete form of quadroon; A quarter; especially,...
Ancestry of “quarteron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | quadroon | A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and... |
| 2 | Spanish | cuarterón | quadroon |
| 3 | Spanish | cuarto | fourth; fourth in a series; quarter |
| 4 | Latin | quārtus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |