Where does “aucunement” come from?
aucunement (French) comes from French aucune, from French aucun, from Old French alcun, from Vulgar Latin alicunus, from Latin aliquis, from Latin aliquo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī.
aucunement (French): at all
Definitions
- at all
Ancestry of “aucunement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aucune | feminine singular of aucun |
| 2 | French | aucun | no, none, not any; none, no-one |
| 3 | Old French | alcun | Alternative form of aucun |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | alicunus | some |
| 5 | Latin | aliquis | someone, something, anyone, anything; some, any |
| 6 | Latin | aliquo | somewhither, to somewhere |
| 7 | Latin | quō | whither, whereto, where |
| 8 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 9 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 10 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |