Where does “quarantina” come from?
quarantina (Italian) comes from Italian quaranta, from Late Latin quarranta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quarantina (Italian): approximately forty; period of forty days
Definitions
- approximately forty; period of forty days
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