Where does “quai” come from?

quai (Italian) comes from French quai, from Latin caium, from Gaulish kagyom, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

quai (Italian): quay, wharf; platform

Definitions

  1. quay, wharf; platform

Ancestry of “quai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquaiquay, wharf; platform
2Latincaiumstorehouse, shop, workshop; quay, wharf
3Gaulishkagyom—
4Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →