Where does “quaresima” come from?
quaresima (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin quaresima, from Latin quadrāgēsima, from Latin quadrāgēsimus, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
quaresima (Italian): Lent; Lenten fast
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