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Where does “caresme” come from?

caresme (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin quaresima, from Latin quadrāgēsima, from Latin quadrāgēsimus, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

Ancestry of “caresme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinquaresimaLent
2Latinquadrāgēsima—
3Latinquadrāgēsimus—
4Latinquadrāgintā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “caresme”

  • carême
  • Tchithême
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