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Where does “quarterium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “quarterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquartariumfourth part
2Latinquārtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quarterium”

  • quartchi-maître
  • quartchi
  • quart'ron
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