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Where does “équarrissage” come from?

équarrissage (French) comes from French équarrir, from Old French escarrer, from Vulgar Latin exquadrare, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.

équarrissage (French): squaring off; quartering; rendering

Definitions

  1. squaring off; quartering; rendering

Ancestry of “équarrissage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéquarrirto square off; to quarter
2Old Frenchescarrer—
3Vulgar Latinexquadrareto square off
4Latinquādrus—
5Latinquattŭor—
6Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
7Old Portuguesequartoquarter
8Latinquārtus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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