Where does “quotiënt” come from?

quotiënt (Dutch) comes from Middle French quotient, from Latin quotiens, from Latin quoties, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

quotiënt (Dutch): quotient

Definitions

  1. quotient

Ancestry of “quotiënt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquotient—
2Latinquotienshow often?; as often as; whenever
3LatinquotiesAlternative form of quotiēns
4Latinquothow many; as many
5Proto-Italic*kʷot—
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →Every word from Latin quot →Every word from Latin quoties →