Where does “squartare” come from?

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

squartare (Italian): to quarter; to butcher

Definitions

  1. to quarter; to butcher

Ancestry of “squartare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*exquarto—
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “squartare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →