Where does “écart” come from?

écart (French) comes 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.

écart (French): space, gap, interval, distance; difference;...

Definitions

  1. space, gap, interval, distance; difference;...

Ancestry of “écart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchécarterto separate, move apart; to spread, open; to draw
2Vulgar Latinexquartare—
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “écart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →