Where does “-unque” come from?

-unque (Italian) comes from Italian unque, from Italian unqua, from Latin umquam, from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

-unque (Italian): Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...

Definitions

  1. Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...

Ancestry of “-unque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianunqueAlternative form of unqua
2Italianunquanever; ever
3Latinumquamat any time, ever
4Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
5Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “-unque”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷoi →Every word from Latin quam →