Where does “quart” come from?

quart (French) comes from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quart (French): fourth; quarter; shift

Definitions

  1. fourth; quarter; shift

Ancestry of “quart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquārtusfourth
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quart”

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