Where does “Ausschüttungsquote” come from?
Ausschüttungsquote (German) comes from German Quote, from Latin quotus, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.
Ausschüttungsquote (German): payout ratio the proportion of earnings paid out as dividends to shareholders, typically expressed as a percentage
Definitions
- payout ratio the proportion of earnings paid out as dividends to shareholders, typically expressed as a percentage
Ancestry of “Ausschüttungsquote”, step by step
Ausschüttungsquote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Quote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quote | a quota |
| 2 | Latin | quotus | which? (in numerical sequence); what number? |
| 3 | Latin | quot | how many; as many |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷot | — |
via German Ausschüttung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ausschüttung | payout |