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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Origin of words

hi,
I'm searching about the origin of the word 'quantifier'. Can somebody help me?
Thanks,
bye,
Luciana
  

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L. quantificare, from L. " Lit.

— Bratannia

  • L.
  • quantificare, from L.
  • " Lit.
  • sense of "determine the quantity of, measure" is from 1878.
  • Who first added the "-er" and when is not stated, but if anyone in this forum has access to a Complete Oxford Dictionary, that would probably contain the information.
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Etymonline has the origin of "quantify:" quantify - c.1840, as a term in logic, from M.L. quantificare, from L. quantus "how much" + facere "to make." Lit. sense of "determine the quantity of, measure" is from 1878.

Who first added the "-er" and when is not stated, but if anyone in this forum has access to a Complete Oxford Dictionary, that would probably contain the information.
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