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
| 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 | — |