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Where does “quanto” come from?

quanto (Old Spanish) comes from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

quanto (Old Spanish): how much

Definitions

  1. how much

Ancestry of “quanto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
2Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—

Words derived from “quanto”

  • quantia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts →