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

  1. quartering

Ancestry of “squartamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansquartareto quarter; to butcher
2Vulgar Latin*exquarto
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos
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