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...
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Ancestry of “quorum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | quorum | genitive masculine plural of quī; genitive neuter... |
| 2 | Latin | qui | who, that, which; anyone, any; who, what, which |
| 3 | Old Latin | quei | who, what, that, which |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷoi | who, what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |