Where does “ekarto” come from?

ekarto (Esperanto) comes from French écart, from French écarter, from Vulgar Latin exquartare, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

ekarto (Esperanto): approximation error

Definitions

  1. approximation error

Ancestry of “ekarto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchécartspace, gap, interval, distance; difference;...
2Frenchécarterto separate, move apart; to spread, open; to draw
3Vulgar Latinexquartare—
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →