Where does “quánto” come from?
quánto (Spanish) comes from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.
quánto (Spanish): Obsolete spelling of cuánto
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of cuánto
Ancestry of “quánto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |