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Where does “quantentheoretisch” come from?

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

quantentheoretisch (German): quantum theory

Definitions

  1. quantum theory

Ancestry of “quantentheoretisch”, step by step

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