Where does “kvarope” come from?

kvarope (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kvar, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kvarope (Esperanto): by fours

Definitions

  1. by fours

Ancestry of “kvarope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokvarfour
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →