Where does “aquilatar” come from?

aquilatar (Spanish) comes from Spanish quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

aquilatar (Spanish): to assay; to analyze or examine

Definitions

  1. to assay; to analyze or examine

Ancestry of “aquilatar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquilatekarat, carat
2Arabicقِيرَاطcarat; husk
3Ancient Greekκεράτιονsmall horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine...
4Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
5Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kérats →Every word from Ancient Greek κέρας →Every word from Ancient Greek κεράτιον →