Where does “kantidad” come from?
kantidad (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cantidad, from Old Spanish quantidat, from Latin quantitās, from Ancient Greek ποσότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
kantidad (Tagalog): quantity
Definitions
- quantity
Ancestry of “kantidad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cantidad | amount; quantity; figure |
| 2 | Old Spanish | quantidat | amount, quantity |
| 3 | Latin | quantitās | greatness; extent; quantity; magnitude; size |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποσότης | quantity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |