Where does “quocient” come from?

quocient (Catalan) comes from Latin quotiens, from Latin quoties, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

quocient (Catalan): quotient the number resulting from the division of one number by another

Definitions

  1. quotient the number resulting from the division of one number by another

Ancestry of “quocient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquotienshow often?; as often as; whenever
2LatinquotiesAlternative form of quotiēns
3Latinquothow many; as many
4Proto-Italic*kʷot—
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →Every word from Latin quot →Every word from Latin quoties →