Where does “cárt” come from?

cárt (Irish) comes from English quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

cárt (Irish): a quart unit of liquid measurement equivalent to two pints

Definitions

  1. a quart unit of liquid measurement equivalent to two pints

Ancestry of “cárt”, step by step

cárt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquartA unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints;...
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Middle Irish cartaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcartaidto expel, to drive off
2Proto-Celtic*kartatito clean, wipe

Words derived from “cárt”

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