Where does “Quote” come from?
Quote (German) comes from Latin quotus, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.
Quote (German): a quota
Ancestry of “Quote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | quotus | which? ; what number?; how many? |
| 2 | Latin | quot | how many; as many |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kʷot | — |
Words derived from “Quote”