Where does “quarter” come from?

quarter (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quarter (Middle English): A quarter fourth part of something

Definitions

  1. A quarter fourth part of something

Ancestry of “quarter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanquarter—
2Latinquartariusquartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quarter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →