Where does “kwartett” come from?

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

kwartett (Maltese): quartet

Definitions

  1. quartet

Ancestry of “kwartett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquartettoquartet; foursome
2Italianquartofourth
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →