Where does “quotee” come from?

quotee (English) comes from English quote, from Middle English quoten, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotare, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

quotee (English): Somebody whose words are being quoted

Definitions

Somebody whose words are being quoted

Ancestry of “quotee”, step by step

quotee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quote

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	—

via English EE

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	EE	Initialism of electrical engineering
2	Cantonese	噫	—

Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →