Etymology of the English word octoroon
the English word
octoroonderived from the English word
quadroonderived from the Spanish word
cuarteronderived from the Spanish word
cuartoderived from the Latin word
quartusderived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the Spanish word
cuarterónderived from the Spanish word
cuartoderived from the Latin word
quartusderived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-using the English prefix
octo-Usage
Word found in Modern English
