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Where does “каре” come from?

каре (Russian) comes from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

Ancestry of “каре”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarrésquare; quadratic; straightforward
2Middle Frenchquarré—
3Old Frenchquarrésquare
4Latinquadrātus—
5Latinquadrō—
6Latinquādrus—
7Latinquattŭor—
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “каре”

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