Where does “quant” come from?

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

quant (French): Only used in quant à

Definitions

  1. Only used in quant à

Ancestry of “quant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquantumnominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative...
2Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
3Proto-Italic*kʷijentos
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂ontsEvery word from Proto-Italic *kʷijentosEvery word from Latin quantus
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