Etymology of the English word quote
the English word
quotederived from the Old French word
coterderived from the Old French word
cotederived 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-derived from the Medieval Latin word
quotarederived 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 quote in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
misquote,
quotable,
quoteworthy,
underquote,
quoted,
quotingUsage
Word found in Modern English
