Quartier etymology

French

French word quartier comes from French -ier, French quart (Quarter (fraction).)

Etymology of quartier

Detailed word origin of quartier

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-ier French (fr) Used to form the names of jobs. Used to form the names of ships. Used to form the names of trees bearing a particular type of fruit.
quart French (fr) Quarter (fraction).
quartier French (fr) (astronomy) quarter. (dated) quarter, mercy. Piece, chunk; segment (of fruit), quarter (of beef). Quarter, district (part of town), neighbourhood.

Words with the same origin as quartier

Descendants of -ier

dossier