Where does “équand” come from?

équand (French) comes from French quand, from Middle French quand, from Old French quant, from Latin quandō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

équand (French): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “équand”, step by step

équand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French quand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquandwhen
2Middle Frenchquandwhen
3Old Frenchquantwhen
4Latinquandō"When?"
5Latinto give
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via French et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchetand
2Middle Frenchetand
3Old Frenchetand
4Latinetand; plus; though, even if
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-
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