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Where does “quemaco” come from?

quemaco (Catalan) comes from Catalan què, from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

quemaco (Catalan): Someone who comes from a large city to the...

Definitions

  1. Someone who comes from a large city to the...

Ancestry of “quemaco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanquèwhat; that, which
2Latinquidneuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...
3Proto-Italickʷid—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
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