Where does “onques” come from?

onques (French) comes from Middle French onques, from Old French onques, from Latin umquam, from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

onques (French): one day; never

Definitions

  1. one day; never

Ancestry of “onques”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchonquesever; at any point in time; never
2Old Frenchonquesnever
3Latinumquamat any time, ever
4Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
5Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷoi →Every word from Latin quam →