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

  1. at all

Ancestry of “aucunement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaucunefeminine singular of aucun
2Frenchaucunno, none, not any; none, no-one
3Old FrenchalcunAlternative form of aucun
4Vulgar Latinalicunussome
5Latinaliquissomeone, something, anyone, anything; some, any
6Latinaliquosomewhither, to somewhere
7Latinquōwhither, whereto, where
8Latinquīwho, that, which, what
9Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
10Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt
Every word from Middle English kytEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm