Etymograph

English

quantify

Quantify comes from Medieval Latin quantifico.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500quantifico1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2012quantify1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English quantify
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2012, Robert M. Pringle, How to Be Manipulative: “As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths…”.

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  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500quantificoWiktionary, English quantify
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2012quantifyWiktionary, English quantify. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2012, Robert M. Pringle, How to Be Manipulative: “As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths…”

Every English word from Medieval Latin quantifico

Today it means

verb To assign a quantity to.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “quantify”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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