Where does “quotient” come from?

quotient (Middle French) comes from Latin quotiens, from Latin quoties, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

Ancestry of “quotient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquotienshow often?; as often as; whenever
2LatinquotiesAlternative form of quotiēns
3Latinquothow many; as many
4Proto-Italic*kʷot—

Words derived from “quotient”

Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →Every word from Latin quot →Every word from Latin quoties →