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
Ancestry of “quib”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | quibus | dative masculine plural of quī; dative feminine... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kʷis | who, what |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |