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 *kʷíh₂onts →Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos →Every word from Latin quantus →