Where does “Q-value” come from?

Q-value (English) comes from English communication, from Latin commūnicātiō, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Q-value (English): A measure of the communicative utility of a human...

Definitions

  1. A measure of the communicative utility of a human...

Ancestry of “Q-value”, step by step

Q-value traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English communication

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommunicationThe act or fact of communicating anything;...
2Latincommūnicātiōsharing, imparting
3Latincommūnicōto impart, share
4Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
5Old Latincom(m)oinis
6Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English value

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalueThe quality that renders something desirable or...
2Middle Englishvalew
3Old Frenchvalue
4Old Frenchvaloirto have value; to be worth
5Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
6Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz