Quotae
/ˈkwoʊtiː/noun
A rare or Latinized plural of quota, meaning assigned shares or fixed amounts.
Did you know?Quota ultimately comes from Latin quotus, “how many,” the same ancient interrogative family behind English words such as who, what, and which.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷo-
“Interrogative root meaning “who” or “what”; the source of many question words.”
Classical Latin
Latin
quotus
“How many; what number; how much.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
quota
“A share or proportion, literally the feminine form of quotus, “how many.””
17th Century
English
quota
“A fixed share or proportion assigned to a person, group, or place.”
Modern English
English
quotae
“A rare Latinized plural of quota; standard English generally uses “quotas.””