Where does “Karosieben” come from?
Karosieben (German) comes from German Karo, from French carreau, from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.
Karosieben (German): seven of diamonds
Definitions
- seven of diamonds
Ancestry of “Karosieben”, step by step
Karosieben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Karo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Karo | rhombus; diamonds |
| 2 | French | carreau | square; diamonds; tile |
| 3 | Old French | quarel | square block of stone; square-headed bolt for a... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |