Where does “kvartett” come from?

kvartett (Hungarian) comes from German Quartett, 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.

kvartett (Hungarian): quartet the set of four musicians who perform a piece of music together in four parts

Definitions

  1. quartet the set of four musicians who perform a piece of music together in four parts

Ancestry of “kvartett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuartettquartet music composition in four parts
2Italianquartettoquartet; foursome
3Italianquartofourth
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kvartett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →