Where does “quorum” come from?

Quorum comes from Latin quorum, the genitive plural of quis meaning "who," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-, the root for interrogative and relative pronouns.

quorum (English): The minimum number of members required for a...

Definitions

  1. The minimum number of members required for a...

Ancestry of “quorum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquorumgenitive masculine plural of quī; genitive neuter...
2Latinquiwho, that, which; anyone, any; who, what, which
3Old Latinqueiwho, what, that, which
4Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “quorum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷoi →Every word from Old Latin quei →