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Where does “quartanus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “quartanus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquārtus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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