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Where does “squartatura” come from?

squartatura (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.

squartatura (Italian): butchering; slaughtering

Definitions

  1. butchering; slaughtering

Ancestry of “squartatura”, step by step

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