Where does “differentialkvotient” come from?
differentialkvotient (Danish) comes from Danish kvotient, from Latin quotiens, from Latin quoties, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.
differentialkvotient (Danish): derivative
Ancestry of “differentialkvotient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kvotient | quotient |
| 2 | Latin | quotiens | how often?; as often as; whenever |
| 3 | Latin | quoties | Alternative form of quotiēns |
| 4 | Latin | quot | how many; as many |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kʷot | — |