Where does “hetkota” come from?
hetkota (Tok Pisin) comes from English headquarters, from English quarters, from English quarter, from Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
hetkota (Tok Pisin): headquarter
Definitions
- headquarter
Ancestry of “hetkota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | headquarters | The military installation from which troops are... |
| 2 | English | quarters | plural of quarter; Housing, barracks or other... |
| 3 | English | quarter | "A fourth part of something."; "Place or... |
| 4 | Middle English | quarter | A quarter fourth part of something |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | quarter | — |
| 6 | Latin | quartarius | quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |