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Where does “káró” come from?

káró (Hungarian) 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.

káró (Hungarian): diamonds

Definitions

  1. diamonds

Ancestry of “káró”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarorhombus; diamonds
2Frenchcarreausquare; diamonds; tile
3Old Frenchquarelsquare block of stone; square-headed bolt for a...
4Vulgar Latinquadrellus—
5Latinquādrus—
6Latinquattŭor—
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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