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Where does “quantus” come from?

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

quantus (Latin): how much, how many; how big

Definitions

  1. how much, how many; how big

Ancestry of “quantus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
2Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—

Words derived from “quantus”

  • quantity
  • quantum
  • quanta
  • subquantum
  • nonquantum
  • prequantum
  • quantic
  • disquantity
  • quantumness
  • quantumly
  • quantumlike
  • quanton
  • postquantum
  • quantitywise
  • quantically
  • semiquantum
  • microquantity
  • ultraquantum
  • quantical
  • multiquanta
  • hyperquantum
  • quantitas
  • quantumvis
  • quantusvis
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