Etymology of the English word quarter
the English word
quarterderived from the Old French word
quartierderived from the Latin word
quartarius (fourth part of a sextarius)
derived from the Latin word
quartusderived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the Old French word
quartderived from the Latin word
quartusderived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the Italian word
quartderived from the English word
quartderived from the Old French word
quartederived from the Latin word
quartaderived from the Latin word
quartusderived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the French word
quartderived from the Latin word
quartumderived from the Old French word
quartderived from the Latin word
quartusderived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the French word
quarterderived from the Old French word
quartederived from the Latin word
quartaderived from the Latin word
quartusderived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the French word
quartderived from the Latin word
quartumderived from the Latin word
quartarius (fourth part of a sextarius)
derived 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 quarter in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
forequarter,
hindquarter,
quartered,
quarterfinal,
quarterfinalist,
quarterstaff,
quartering,
quarterly,
quarterageDerivations in other languages
Italian
quarterCognates
Dutch
kwartaal, Dutch
kwartier, French
quartier, German
Quartal, German
Quartier, Italian
quartiera, Lithuanian
kvartalas, Norwegian
kvartal, Norwegian
kvarter, Provençal
quartier, Russian
квapтaл, Swedish
kvartal, Swedish
kvarterUsage
Word found in Modern English
