Where does “quotational” come from?

quotational (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

quotational (English): Characteristic of a quotation

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a quotation

Ancestry of “quotational”, step by step

quotational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English quotation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquotationA fragment of a human expression that is repeated...
2Medieval Latinquotatio—
3Latinquotāre—

Words derived from “quotational”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →
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