Where does “четвертьфинал” come from?

четвертьфинал (Russian) comes from English quarterfinal, from English quarter, from Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

четвертьфинал (Russian): quarterfinals

Definitions

  1. quarterfinals

Ancestry of “четвертьфинал”, step by step

четвертьфинал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quarterfinal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquarterfinalOne of the four competitions in a knockout...
2Englishquarter"A fourth part of something."; "Place or...
3Middle EnglishquarterA quarter fourth part of something
4Anglo-Normanquarter
5Latinquartariusquartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
6Latinquārtusfourth
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Russian че́тверть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianче́твертьquarter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-
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