Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ποιός (poiós) +‎ -της (-tēs). A particularly close cognate is Latin qualitas (whence English quality), which was coined as a calque of the Greek term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ποιότης (poiótēsf (genitive ποιότητος); third declension

  1. quality

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ποιότητα (poiótita)
  • Latin: quālitās (calque)

Further reading

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