Where does “carême” come from?

carême (French) comes from Old French caresme, from Vulgar Latin quaresima, from Latin quadrāgēsima, from Latin quadrāgēsimus, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- — and.

carême (French): Lent

Definitions

  1. Lent

Ancestry of “carême”, step by step

carême traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French caresme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcaresme—
2Vulgar LatinquaresimaLent
3LatinquadrāgēsimaLent, Christian fast of forty days
4Latinquadrāgēsimusfortieth
5Latinquadrāgintāforty; 40
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Spanish Cuaresma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCuaresmaLent
2Latinquarēsima—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- →