Etymology of the English word quartet
the English word
quartetderived from the French word
quartettederived from the Italian word
quartettoderived from the Italian word
quartoderived 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 quartet in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in other languages
French
quartet, French
quartetteCognates
Dutch
kwartet, French
quartette, German
Quartett, Icelandic
kvartett, Swedish
kvartettUsage
Word found in Modern English
