Where does “fuoriquota” come from?

fuoriquota (Italian) comes from Italian fuori, from Latin forīs, from Proto-Italic *foris — door.

fuoriquota (Italian): athlete admitted to a team, notwithstanding a limitation such as age

Definitions

  1. athlete admitted to a team, notwithstanding a limitation such as age

Ancestry of “fuoriquota”, step by step

fuoriquota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian fuori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfuoriout, outside; outdoors
2Latinforīsdoor
3Proto-Italic*forisdoor

via Italian quota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquotashare, amount, part; fee, instalment, dues;...
2Latinquotainflection of quotus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latinquota pars
Every word from Proto-Italic *foris