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Etymology of the English word quarantine

the English word quarantine
derived from the Italian word quarantina
derived from the Late Latin word quadraginta (forty)
derived from the Latin word quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷetwer-
derived from the Italian word quaranta
derived from the Vulgar Latin word quadranta
derived from the Vulgar Latin word quadràginta
derived from the Classical Latin word quadragìnta

Date

The earliest known usage of quarantine in English dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in English

quarantined, quarantining

Cognates

Dutch quarantaine, Dutch kwark, French quarantaine, German Quarantäne, Norwegian karantene, Provençal quarantena, Spanish cuarantena, Swedish karantän

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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