Where does “quarel” come from?

quarel (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

quarel (Old French): square block of stone; square-headed bolt for a...

Definitions

  1. square block of stone; square-headed bolt for a...

Ancestry of “quarel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinquadrellus
2Latinquādrussquare
3Latinquattŭorfour; 4
4Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5Old Portuguesequartoquarter
6Latinquārtusfourth
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quarel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos