Where does “tot i que” come from?
tot i que (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.
tot i que (Catalan): although
Definitions
- although
Ancestry of “tot i que”, step by step
tot i que traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan què
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | què | what; that, which |
| 2 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
via Catalan tot i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tot i | despite |