Where does “quociente” come from?

quociente (Portuguese) comes from Latin quotiens, from Latin quoties, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

quociente (Portuguese): quotient

Definitions

  1. quotient

Ancestry of “quociente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquotienshow often?; as often as; whenever
2LatinquotiesAlternative form of quotiēns
3Latinquothow many; as many
4Proto-Italic*kʷot—
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →Every word from Latin quot →Every word from Latin quoties →