Where does “bequote” come from?
bequote (English) comes from English quote, from Middle English quoten, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotare, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.
bequote (English): To quote frequently or much
Definitions
- To quote frequently or much
Ancestry of “bequote”, step by step
bequote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quote | A quotation; a statement attributed to a person;... |
| 2 | Middle English | quoten | — |
| 3 | Old French | coter | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | quotare | to distinguish by numbers, number chapters |
| 5 | Latin | quot | how many; as many |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kʷot | — |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |