Where does “” come from?

rô (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ca-rô, from French carreau, from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.

(Vietnamese): diamonds

Definitions

  1. diamonds

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseca-rôcheckered/chequered; A variant of tic-tac-toe in...
2Frenchcarreausquare; diamonds; tile
3Old Frenchquarelsquare block of stone; square-headed bolt for a...
4Vulgar Latinquadrellus
5Latinquādrussquare
6Latinquattŭorfour; 4
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtusfourth
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos