Etymology

quantify

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Today it means: To assign a quantity to. Full definition →

Medieval Latin quantificō ← Proto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷoider.?
  4. Proto-Italic*kʷāntos
  5. Latinquantus
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*θakos
  8. Medieval Latinquantificō
  9. English todayquantify

From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).

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