Where does “ecart” come from?

ecart (Romanian) comes from French écart, from French écarter, from Vulgar Latin exquartare, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

ecart (Romanian): gap, interval

Definitions

  1. gap, interval

Ancestry of “ecart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchécartspace, gap, interval, distance; difference;...
2Frenchécarterto separate, move apart; to spread, open; to draw
3Vulgar Latinexquartare—
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
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 kʷeturtos →
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