Where does “Quantentheorie” come from?

Quantentheorie (German) comes from German Quant, from Latin quantum, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

Quantentheorie (German): quantum theory

Definitions

  1. quantum theory

Ancestry of “Quantentheorie”, step by step

Quantentheorie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Quant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuantquantum
2Latinquantumnominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative...
3Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
4Proto-Italic*kʷijentos
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts

via German Theorie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTheorietheory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts