English
quartereen
Quartereen comes from Italian quattrino ‘a former very small Italian coin’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentquattrino‘a former very small Italian coin’
- Englishtodayquartereen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Italianc. 1300–presentquattrino‘a former very small Italian coin’
- Englishtodayquartereen
Every English word from Italian quattrino
Today it means
noun A farthing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian quattrino / quartereen