Where does “クオータリー” come from?
クオータリー (Japanese) comes from English quarterly, from English quarter, from Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
クオータリー (Japanese): quarterly publication
Definitions
- quarterly publication
Ancestry of “クオータリー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quarterly | Occurring once every quarter year; Divided into... |
| 2 | English | quarter | "A fourth part of something."; "Place or... |
| 3 | Middle English | quarter | A quarter fourth part of something |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | quarter | — |
| 5 | Latin | quartarius | quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L |
| 6 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |