Where does “anque” come from?
anque (Asturian) comes from Spanish aunque, from Spanish aún, from Old Spanish aun, from Latin adhuc, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.
anque (Asturian): however, although
Definitions
- however, although
Ancestry of “anque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | aunque | though, although, even though, albeit; even if,... |
| 2 | Spanish | aún | still, yet |
| 3 | Old Spanish | aun | yet |
| 4 | Latin | adhuc | so far, thus far, hitherto, still; again;... |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |