Where does “abusque” come from?

abusque (Latin) comes from Latin usque, from Proto-Italic ūskʷe, from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

abusque (Latin): all the way from, from as far as, even from

Definitions

  1. all the way from, from as far as, even from

Ancestry of “abusque”, step by step

abusque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin usque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinusqueall the way; until, up to
2Proto-Italicūskʷe—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Latin āb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinābfrom, away from, out of
2Proto-Germanic*ab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic ūskʷe →