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Where does “cuarentena” come from?

cuarentena (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuarenta, from Old Spanish quaraenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

cuarentena (Spanish): quarantine; forty days; forties

Definitions

  1. quarantine; forty days; forties

Ancestry of “cuarentena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuarentaforty
2Old Spanishquaraenta—
3Latinquadrāgintā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “cuarentena”

  • cuarentenas
  • kwarentenas
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