Where does “quarel” come from?

quarel (Venetian) comes from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

quarel (Venetian): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “quarel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinquadrellus
2Latinquādrussquare
3Latinquattŭorfour; 4
4Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5Old Portuguesequartoquarter
6Latinquārtusfourth
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos
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