quantity

/kˈwɒntəti/KWON-tuh-tee

/kˈwɑntəti/KWAHN-tuh-tee

Meaninghow-muchness

Common meaning: an amount

quanthow great, how muchLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1506 · scan
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

Journey through time

Latinquantus, -a, -um‘how great, how much’
Frenchquantitésource
Middle Englishquantitesource
Englishquantity‘an amount’ · today

quant also in: quantum

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin quantus ‘how great, how much’.

Roots

quantus, -a, -um Latin “how great, how much”

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