Where does “quib” come from?

quib (English) comes from Latin quibus, from Proto-Italic kʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

quib (English): A quip or gibe

Definitions

  1. A quip or gibe

Ancestry of “quib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquibusdative masculine plural of quī; dative feminine...
2Proto-Italickʷiswho, what
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “quib”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷis →Every word from Latin quibus →