Where does “quoter” come from?
quoter (English) comes from English quote, from Middle English quoten, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotare, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.
quoter (English): Someone who quotes
Definitions
- Someone who quotes
Ancestry of “quoter”, step by step
quoter 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |