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Where does “Karo” come from?

Karo (German) comes from French carreau, from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.

Karo (German): rhombus; diamonds

Definitions

  1. rhombus; diamonds

Ancestry of “Karo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarreausquare; diamonds; tile
2Old Frenchquarelsquare block of stone; square-headed bolt for a...
3Vulgar Latinquadrellus—
4Latinquādrus—
5Latinquattŭor—
6Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
7Old Portuguesequartoquarter
8Latinquārtus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “Karo”

  • kleinkariert
  • kariert
  • káró
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