Where does “quasi-” come from?

quasi- (Italian) comes from Italian quasi, from Portuguese quase, from Spanish cuasi, from Latin quasi, from Latin quā, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque — resin, gum; to say, speak.

quasi- (Italian): quasi

Definitions

quasi

Ancestry of “quasi-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	quasi	almost, nearly; almost; as if
2	Portuguese	quase	almost
3	Spanish	cuasi	quasi, almost
4	Latin	quasi	as if; as
5	Latin	quā	where
6	Latin	quī	who, that, which, what
7	Latin	-cumque	Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
8	Latin	cumque	however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
9	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
10	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
11	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
13	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14	Middle English	kyt	—
15	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16	Old High German	kuti	—
17	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
18	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
19	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “quasi-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu →