Where does “quantum” come from?
quantum (Portuguese) comes from Latin quantum, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.
quantum (Portuguese): quantum indivisible unit of a given quantity
Definitions
- quantum indivisible unit of a given quantity
Ancestry of “quantum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quantum | nominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |