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Where does “quaze” come from?

quaze (Ido) comes from Ido quaza, from French quasi, from Italian quasi, from Portuguese quase, from Spanish cuasi, from Latin quasi, from Latin quā, from Latin quī — resin.

quaze (Ido): as though, so to speak

Definitions

  1. as though, so to speak

Ancestry of “quaze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoquazaquasi-, sort of
2Frenchquasialmost, nearly
3Italianquasialmost, nearly; almost; as if
4Portuguesequasealmost
5Spanishcuasiquasi, almost
6Latinquasias if; as
7Latinquā—
8Latinquī—
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—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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