The story
- Latin · derived fromquārtus“fourth”
- Latin · derived fromquadrāns“quarter”
- English todayquasquicentennial
From quasqui- (“quarter”) + centennial, from Latin quadrāns (“quarter”) or Latin quārtus (“fourth”).
Words from the same roots
Latinquadrāns all →
cuequadrantquadransquadranscentennial
Latinquārtus all →
quartquartocotocuartoquartacuartillacuartilloquadroonquartanequartaryquartationquartine
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.