Quotable
/ˈkwoʊ.tə.bəl/noun
Worth quoting or easy to quote.
Did you know?Its root traces back to Latin *quotus*, meaning “what number?”—so a “quotation” began as a measured, selected piece, not just a catchy line.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kwo-
“Interrogative root meaning “who? what?””
Latin
Latin
quotus
“Which in number? what number? how many?”
Late Latin
Latin
quotare
“To mark by number; to cite or indicate a quantity”
Old French
Old French
quoter
“To mark, number, or cite”
Middle English
English
quoten
“To cite or repeat words from a text”
Modern English
English
quotable
“Worth quoting; memorable enough to be repeated”