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Where does “donde” come from?

donde (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin de unde, from Latin unde, from Latin cunde, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

donde (Italian): whence; from where or which

Definitions

  1. whence; from where or which

Ancestry of “donde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinde undefrom where, whence; from where
2Latinundewhence, from where
3Latincunde—
4Latinquī—
5Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
6Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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