Where does “quarto minguante” come from?
quarto minguante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quarto minguante (Portuguese): last quarter
Definitions
- last quarter
Ancestry of “quarto minguante”, step by step
quarto minguante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese quarto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 3 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Portuguese minguante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | minguante | waning; the waning moon |