Where does “Quartett” come from?

Quartett (German) comes from Italian quartetto, from Italian quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Quartett (German): quartet music composition in four parts

Definitions

  1. quartet music composition in four parts

Ancestry of “Quartett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquartettoquartet; foursome
2Italianquartofourth
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “Quartett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →