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Where does “quarto” come from?

Quarto comes from Latin quartus, from Latin quattuor, from Latin caput, from Proto-Indo-European kauput-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo.

quarto (English): A size of paper . Formed by folding and cutting...

Definitions

  1. A size of paper . Formed by folding and cutting...

Ancestry of “quarto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquārtus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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