quarta

The story

1. Latin · derived fromquartus“fourth”
2. Portuguese · borrowed fromquarta
3. English todayquarta

From Portuguese quarta, from Latin quartus (“fourth”), q.v., in reference to the units making up one-fourth of the alqueire (“Portuguese bushel”) or arrantel (“Portuguese pound”). Doublet of quart, quater, and cuaderon.

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