Etymology of the English word quartern
the English word
quarternderived from the Old French word
quarteronderived 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 Anglo-Norman word
quartrunDate
The earliest known usage of quartern in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
