Where does “squartamento” come from?

squartamento (Italian) comes from Italian squartare, from Vulgar Latin *exquarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

squartamento (Italian): quartering

Definitions

quartering

Ancestry of “squartamento”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	squartare	to quarter; to butcher
2	Vulgar Latin	*exquarto	—
3	Latin	quārtus	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeturtos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

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