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Where does “quantum sufficit” come from?

quantum sufficit (English) comes from Latin quantum, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

quantum sufficit (English): A sufficient quantity; To a sufficient extent;...

Definitions

  1. A sufficient quantity; To a sufficient extent;...

Ancestry of “quantum sufficit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquantumnominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative...
2Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
3Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts →