Where does “quilate” come from?

quilate (Galician) comes from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

quilate (Galician): carat unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams

Definitions

  1. carat unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams

Ancestry of “quilate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقِيرَاطcarat; husk
2Ancient Greekκεράτιονsmall horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine...
3Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
4Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kérats →Every word from Ancient Greek κέρας →Every word from Ancient Greek κεράτιον →