LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

inquantum

inquantum (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. not comparableinsofar as, inasmuch as
    Haec enim illegalitas secundum quam dicitur aliquis illegalis, quae etiam est inaequalitas, inquantum homo non adaequatur regulae legis […]A man is called a lawbreaker on account of unlawfulness, which is also an inequality inasmuch as he is not equal to the rule of the law […]Aquinas, Commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics V.1.899

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Old Latinen
  4. Latininquantum

Latin quantum Latin inquantum From in + quantum.

Descendants
  • Frenchencanfrom Middle French inquant
  • Catalanencantfrom Middle French inquant

Quick answers

What does inquantum mean in Latin?
inquantum, a adverb, means “insofar as, inasmuch as”.
Where does inquantum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Old Latin en → Latin inquantum.