Where does “quart'ron” come from?
quart'ron (Norman) comes from Norman quartchi, from Latin quarterium, from Latin quartarium, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quart'ron (Norman): quarter of a pound
Definitions
- quarter of a pound
Ancestry of “quart'ron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | quartchi | quarter |
| 2 | Latin | quarterium | — |
| 3 | Latin | quartarium | fourth part |
| 4 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |