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
- any; whatever, whichever; every, each
Ancestry of “qualunque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -unque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 2 | Italian | unque | Alternative form of unqua |
| 3 | Italian | unqua | never; ever |
| 4 | Latin | umquam | at any time, ever |
| 5 | Latin | quam | in what way, to what degree; how, how much, as... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷoi | who, what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |