- quantify (v.)
[quantify 词源字典]
- 1840, from Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus "as much," correlative pronominal adjective (see quantity) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Literal sense of "determine the quantity of, measure" is from 1878. Related: Quantified; quantifying.[quantify etymology, quantify origin, 英语词源]