Where does “trequarti” come from?

trequarti (Italian) comes from Italian quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

trequarti (Italian): three-quarter back

Definitions

  1. three-quarter back

Ancestry of “trequarti”, step by step

trequarti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian quarto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquartofourth
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Italian tre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrethree
2Latintrēsthree; 3
3Proto-Italictrēsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →