Where does “quote” come from?

quote (Latin) comes from Latin quotus, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

quote (Latin): vocative masculine singular of quotus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of quotus

Ancestry of “quote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquotuswhich? (in numerical sequence); what number?
2Latinquothow many; as many
3Proto-Italic*kʷot—
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →