Etymograph

English

quantify

Quantify comes from Medieval Latin quantifico.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500quantifico
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2012quantify

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500quantifico
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2012quantify

Earliest quotation: 2012, Robert M. Pringle, How to Be Manipulative: “As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths…”

Today it means

verb To assign a quantity to.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Medieval Latin quantifico / quantify