Etymology of the English word quota
the English word
quotaderived from the Medieval Latin word
quotausing the Latin suffix
-tus (past participle suffix)
derived from the Latin word
quotus (having what position in a numerical series?, bearing what proportion to; what number of?; how many?; what ever number of)
derived from the Latin word
quot (how many; of what number; as many)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷo-Date
The earliest known usage of quota in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
quotum, Dutch
qotient, English
quotient, French
qota, French
quotient, German
Quote, German
Quotient, Icelandic
kvóti, Norwegian
kvote, Norwegian
kvotient, Swedish
kvotUsage
Word found in Modern English
