Where does “quotable” come from?
Quotable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, and ultimately Latin quot meaning "how many," from Proto-Indo-European kʷos.
quotable (English): Capable or worthy of being quoted
Definitions
- Capable or worthy of being quoted
Ancestry of “quotable”, step by step
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “quotable”