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Where does “карьер” come from?

карьер (Russian) comes from French carrière, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.

Ancestry of “карьер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarrièreracecourse; career; quarry
2Old Frenchquarrière—
3Vulgar Latinquadraria—
4Latinquadrō—
5Latinquādrus—
6Latinquattŭor—
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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