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Where does “aliqui” come from?

aliqui (Latin) comes from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

aliqui (Latin): some, any; someone, something, anyone, anything

Definitions

  1. some, any; someone, something, anyone, anything

Ancestry of “aliqui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquī—
2Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
3Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “aliqui”

  • alicunus
  • alguno
  • alguien
  • alcuno
  • aucune
  • aucun
  • aucunement
  • algum
  • algún
  • alcun
  • algũu
  • alcun
  • alicunus
  • okenn
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