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Where does “semiquantum” come from?

semiquantum (English) comes from English quantum, from Latin quantum, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

semiquantum (English): Describing any system that shows some...

Definitions

  1. Describing any system that shows some...

Ancestry of “semiquantum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquantumThe total amount of something; quantity; The...
2Latinquantumnominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative...
3Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
4Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts →