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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

  1. feminine singular of quanto; plural of quantum

Ancestry of “quanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequantoas; how much; how many; how
2Old Portuguesequantohow much
3Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
4Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts →