Where does “quota” come from?

quota (Chinese) comes from English quota, from Latin quota, from Latin quota pars.

quota (Chinese): quota; limit

Definitions

  1. quota; limit

Ancestry of “quota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquotaA proportional part or share; the share or...
2Latinquotainflection of quotus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latinquota pars—
Every word from Latin quota pars →Every word from Latin quota →Every word from English quota →