écarter

French

verb

Definitions

to separate, move apart
to spread, open (fingers, legs etc)
to draw (curtains)
to dismiss, rule out, turn down
to remove a person from a job or position
(Louisiana) to lose
(reflexive) to withdraw, diverge, deviate
(reflexive) to stray

Etymology

Derived from Latin *exquartare, quartus (fourth, four), *excarptare, *excarptum, *excarpere, excerpere (select, choose) derived from Irish scar (separation) derived from Old Irish scaraid (tear apart).

Origin

Old Irish

scaraid

Gloss

tear apart

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Cognates and derived terms

écartement