Etymology of the English word quotient
the English word
quotientderived from the Latin word
quotiensderived from the Latin word
quot (how many; of what number; as many)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷo-derived from the Latin word
quotientusderived 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 quotient in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
quotum, Dutch
qotient, English
quota, French
qota, French
quotient, German
Quote, German
Quotient, Icelandic
kvóti, Norwegian
kvote, Norwegian
kvotient, Swedish
kvotUsage
Word found in Modern English
