Where does “quant” come from?

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

quant (Middle French): how many; how much; Alternative form of quand

Definitions

  1. how many; how much; Alternative form of quand

Ancestry of “quant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
2Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts →Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos →Every word from Latin quantus →