Where does “quartful” come from?

quartful (English) comes from English quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quartful (English): The amount that fills a quart vessel

Definitions

  1. The amount that fills a quart vessel

Ancestry of “quartful”, step by step

quartful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquartA unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints;...
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →