Where does “quarentena” come from?

quarentena (Old Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin quarentina, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quarentena (Old Spanish): quarantine desert where Christ fasted for forty days and nights

Definitions

  1. quarantine desert where Christ fasted for forty days and nights

Ancestry of “quarentena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinquarentinaforty days
2Latinquadrāgintāforty; 40
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- →