Where does “scartamento” come from?

scartamento (Italian) comes from Italian scartare, from French écarter, from Vulgar Latin exquartare, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

scartamento (Italian): gauge

Definitions

  1. gauge

Ancestry of “scartamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscartareto take away or liberate from a covering,...
2Frenchécarterto separate, move apart; to spread, open; to draw
3Vulgar Latinexquartare—
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →