Where does “κβαντικός” come from?

κβαντικός (Greek) comes from Greek κβάντο, from English quantum, from Latin quantum, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

κβαντικός (Greek): quantum relating to

Definitions

  1. quantum relating to

Ancestry of “κβαντικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκβάντοquantum
2EnglishquantumThe total amount of something; quantity; The...
3Latinquantumnominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative...
4Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
5Proto-Italic*kʷijentos
6Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts