Where does “quantumness” come from?
quantumness (English) comes from English quantum, from Latin quantum, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.
quantumness (English): The condition of being quantum in nature
Definitions
- The condition of being quantum in nature
Ancestry of “quantumness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | quantum | The total amount of something; quantity; The... |
| 2 | Latin | quantum | nominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |