Etymology of the English word quadroon
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-Date
The earliest known usage of quadroon in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
octoroonUsage
Word found in Modern English
