Where does “quantumvis” come from?
quantumvis (Latin) comes from Latin quantusvis, from Latin vīs, from Proto-Italic wīs, from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
quantumvis (Latin): however great an amount, as much as you want,...
Definitions
- however great an amount, as much as you want,...
Ancestry of “quantumvis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quantusvis | as much as you want, as great as you please,... |
| 2 | Latin | vīs | force |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wīs | strength, force, power |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéyh₁s | force, vehemence |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |