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Where does “cartabón” come from?

cartabón (Spanish) comes from Old Occitan escartabont, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

cartabón (Spanish): triangle, set square

Definitions

  1. triangle, set square

Ancestry of “cartabón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanescartabont—
2Latinquārtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “cartabón”

  • quartabuono
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