q · noun1
Abbreviation.
q · determiner2
- Latin · derived fromquaque“every”
- English todayq
From Latin quaque (“every”).
Q · character, numeral3
- Latin · derived fromQ
- English todayQ
From Latin Q.
Q · noun, proper noun4
Shortening
Q · noun5
From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed Q, from the novels by Ian Flemming, where he created Q-branch, which creates secret devices hidden in plain sight, named after Q-ships, heavily armed merchantmen that look like normal merchantmen.
Words from the same roots
Latinquaque all →
QDQOD
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.