Where does “Quarte” come from?

Quarte (German) comes from Latin quarta, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Quarte (German): An interval of 5 halftones

Definitions

  1. An interval of 5 halftones

Ancestry of “Quarte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquartainflection of quārtus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →