Where does “qualunque” come from?

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

qualunque (Italian): any; whatever, whichever; every, each

Definitions

  1. any; whatever, whichever; every, each

Ancestry of “qualunque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-unqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
2ItalianunqueAlternative form of unqua
3Italianunquanever; ever
4Latinumquamat any time, ever
5Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
6Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “qualunque”

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