Quantity etymology

English

English word quantity comes from Latin quot (How many; as many.), Latin quam, Italian quantus

Detailed word origin of quantity

Dictionary entry Language Definition
quot Latin (lat) How many; as many.
quam Latin (lat) (after comparative nouns) than. (in comparisons) as. In what (which) way, to what (which) degree; how, how much, as much as, as far as.
quantus Italian (it)
quantus Latin (lat) How big. How much, how many.
quantitatem Latin (lat)
quantité Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
quantity English (en) (mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.. (metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.. A considerable measure or amount.. A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number [...]

Words with the same origin as quantity

Descendants of quot

quantum

Descendants of quam

cue