Where does “quanto” come from?

quanto (Latin) comes from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

quanto (Latin): dative masculine singular of quantus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of quantus; dative...

Ancestry of “quanto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
2Proto-Italic*kʷijentos
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts

Words derived from “quanto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂ontsEvery word from Proto-Italic *kʷijentosEvery word from Latin quantus