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Where does “карьерный” come from?

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

карьерный (Russian): career; full gallop; open-pit mine

Definitions

  1. career; full gallop; open-pit mine

Ancestry of “карьерный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкарье́р—
2Frenchcarrièreracecourse; career; quarry
3Old Frenchquarrière—
4Vulgar Latinquadraria—
5Latinquadrō—
6Latinquādrus—
7Latinquattŭor—
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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