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Where does “quotus” come from?

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

quotus (Latin): which? ; what number?; how many?

Definitions

  1. which? ; what number?; how many?

Ancestry of “quotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquothow many; as many
2Proto-Italic*kʷot—

Words derived from “quotus”

  • quote
  • quota
  • cote
  • quotable
  • dovecote
  • dovecot
  • misquote
  • unquote
  • quoter
  • nonquota
  • unquotable
  • sheepcote
  • quotum
  • requote
  • quotability
  • backquote
  • Quotron
  • quotably
  • disquote
  • quoteworthy
  • misquoter
  • quotest
  • underquote
  • quotebook
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