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Where does “quart” come from?

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

quart (Old French): fourth; quarter

Definitions

  1. fourth; quarter

Ancestry of “quart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquartainflection of quārtus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latinquārtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quart”

  • kwart
  • kwartslag
  • quart
  • quarte
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