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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

  1. Obsolete form of quadroon; A quarter; especially,...

Ancestry of “quarteron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadroonA person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and...
2Spanishcuarterónquadroon
3Spanishcuartofourth; fourth in a series; quarter
4Latinquārtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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