English
quartile
Quartile comes from Medieval Latin quartilus.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500quartilus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600quartil
- Englishearliest quotation 2021quartile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500quartilus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600quartil
- Englishearliest quotation 2021quartile
Earliest quotation: 2021, Paul Clifton: “The Department for Transport's National Travel Survey shows that…”
Equivalent to quart + -ile
Every English word from Medieval Latin quartilus
Today it means
noun Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin quartilus / quartile