Where does “kvartetten” come from?
kvartetten (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kvartett, 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.
Ancestry of “kvartetten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kvartett | quartet the set of four musicians who perform a piece of music together in four parts |
| 2 | German | Quartett | quartet music composition in four parts |
| 3 | Italian | quartetto | quartet; foursome |
| 4 | Italian | quarto | fourth |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |