Where does “karoo” come from?
karoo (Esperanto) comes from French carreau, from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
karoo (Esperanto): The suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦
Definitions
- The suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦
Ancestry of “karoo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | carreau | square; diamonds; tile |
| 2 | Old French | quarel | square block of stone; square-headed bolt for a... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 5 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 6 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 8 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |