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Where does “quater” come from?

quater (Latin) comes from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quater (Latin): four times

Definitions

  1. four times

Ancestry of “quater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattŭor—
2Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
3Old Portuguesequartoquarter
4Latinquārtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quater”

  • quaternary
  • quire
  • quaternion
  • carillon
  • cahier
  • casern
  • quaternionic
  • nonquaternary
  • carillonist
  • biquaternion
  • biquaternionic
  • quaternarization
  • coquaternionic
  • coquaternion
  • quaternionist
  • quaternarily
  • retroquire
  • quaternus
  • quaternarius
  • quaterni
  • quaternum
  • quaternio
  • encuadernar
  • cuaderno
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