Where does “quanto” come from?
quanto (Macanese) comes from Portuguese quanto, from Old Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.
quanto (Macanese): how much, how many what number or quantity of
Definitions
- how much, how many what number or quantity of
Ancestry of “quanto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | quanto | as; how much; how many; how |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | quanto | how much |
| 3 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |