Aliquot
/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/noun
A quantity that divides another exactly with no remainder.
Did you know?Aliquot comes from Latin *aliquot*, meaning “some” or “several,” and in medieval Latin it became a technical word for exact divisible parts in arithmetic and music theory.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
aliquot
“some, several, a certain number of”
Medieval Latin
Latin
aliquot
“an exact part or quantity used in arithmetic”
Late Middle English
English
aliquot
“a part of a number or quantity that divides it evenly”
Modern English
English
aliquot
“a quantity that divides another exactly with no remainder”