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Where does “quel” come from?

quel (French) comes from Middle French quel, from Old French quel, from Latin quālis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷō-.

quel (French): which; what

Definitions

  1. which; what

Ancestry of “quel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquelwhich
2Old Frenchquelwhich
3Latinquālis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-—

Words derived from “quel”

  • quelle surprise
  • laquelle
  • quelle
  • auquel
  • quellement
  • quelque
  • duquel
  • quelle surprise
  • desquels
  • desquelles
  • auxquels
  • lequel
  • kelka
  • kelke
  • qualeso
  • quala
  • quale
  • keli
  • kela
  • kel
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