Where does “quota” come from?

quota (Dutch) comes from Latin quotum, from Latin quotus, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

Ancestry of “quota”, step by step

quota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quotum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquotumnominative neuter singular of quotus; accusative...
2Latinquotuswhich? (in numerical sequence); what number?
3Latinquothow many; as many
4Proto-Italic*kʷot—

via Medieval Latin quota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinquota—
2Latinquota pars—

Words derived from “quota”

Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →Every word from Latin quot →Every word from Latin quotus →