Where does “berkualitas” come from?
berkualitas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kualitas, from Latin qualitas, from Ancient Greek ποιότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
berkualitas (Indonesian): quality
Definitions
- quality
Ancestry of “berkualitas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kualitas | quality, level of excellence |
| 2 | Latin | qualitas | quality, property |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ποιότης | quality |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |