Where does “quanta” come from?
quanta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quanto, from Old Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.
quanta (Portuguese): feminine singular of quanto; plural of quantum
Definitions
- feminine singular of quanto; plural of quantum
Ancestry of “quanta”, step by step
quanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese quanto
| 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 | — |