Where does “carillon” come from?
carillon (French) comes from Old French quarrillon, from Late Latin quadrinio, from Latin quaternio, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
carillon (French): carillon set of bells, often in a bell tower
Definitions
- carillon set of bells, often in a bell tower
Ancestry of “carillon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | quarrillon | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | quadrinio | — |
| 3 | Latin | quaternio | The number four; A group of four soldiers;... |
| 4 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 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 |