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Where does “cuanto” come from?

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

cuanto (Spanish): how much; how many

Definitions

  1. how much; how many

Ancestry of “cuanto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquantumnominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative...
2Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
3Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—

Words derived from “cuanto”

  • quanta
  • quante
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts →