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Where does “quarrillon” come from?

quarrillon (Old French) comes from Late Latin quadrinio, from Latin quaternio, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

Ancestry of “quarrillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinquadrinio—
2LatinquaternioThe number four; A group of four soldiers;...
3Latinquaterfour times
4Latinquattŭor—
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quarrillon”

  • carillon
  • carillonist
  • carillon
  • carillonner
  • carillon
  • carillon
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