Where does “lequel” come from?
lequel (French) comes from French quel, from Middle French quel, from Old French quel, from Latin quālis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷō-.
lequel (French): which, that, whom; which one
Definitions
- which, that, whom; which one
Ancestry of “lequel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | quel | which; what |
| 2 | Middle French | quel | which |
| 3 | Old French | quel | which |
| 4 | Latin | quālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷō- | — |
Words derived from “lequel”