Where does “differenskvotient” come from?

differenskvotient (Danish) comes from Danish kvotient, from Latin quotiens, from Latin quoties, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

differenskvotient (Danish): difference quotient

Definitions

  1. difference quotient

Ancestry of “differenskvotient”, step by step

differenskvotient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kvotient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkvotientquotient
2Latinquotienshow often?; as often as; whenever
3LatinquotiesAlternative form of quotiēns
4Latinquothow many; as many
5Proto-Italic*kʷot—

via Danish differens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdifferensdifference
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →Every word from Latin quot →Every word from Latin quoties →