Where does “unque” come from?

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

unque (Italian): Alternative form of unqua

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of unqua

Ancestry of “unque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianunquanever; ever
2Latinumquamat any time, ever
3Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
4Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “unque”

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