Where does “quante” come from?
quante (Italian) comes from Italian quanto, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.
quante (Italian): feminine plural of quanto
Definitions
- feminine plural of quanto
Ancestry of “quante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | quanto | how, how much, how many; quantum |
| 2 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |