Where does “quotient” come from?

Quotient comes from Latin quotiens, derived from Latin quot meaning "how many," ultimately expressing the number of times one quantity is contained in another.

quotient (English): The number resulting from the division of one...

Definitions

  1. The number resulting from the division of one...

Ancestry of “quotient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquotienshow often?; as often as; whenever
2LatinquotiesAlternative form of quotiēns
3Latinquothow many; as many
4Proto-Italic*kʷot—

Words derived from “quotient”

Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →Every word from Latin quot →Every word from Latin quoties →