Where does “quart” come from?

quart (Norman) comes from Old French quart, from Latin quarta, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quart (Norman): quarter; watch

Definitions

  1. quarter; watch

Ancestry of “quart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchquartfourth; quarter
2Latinquartainflection of quārtus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →