Where does “quartet” come from?

quartet (English) comes from French quartette, from Italian quartetto, from Italian quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quartet (English): A music composition in four parts, each performed...

Definitions

  1. A music composition in four parts, each performed...

Ancestry of “quartet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquartettequartet
2Italianquartettoquartet; foursome
3Italianquartofourth
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quartet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →