Where does “cuius” come from?
cuius (Latin) comes from Latin quoius, from Proto-Italic kʷojjos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
cuius (Latin): genitive masculine singular of quī; genitive...
Definitions
- genitive masculine singular of quī; genitive...
Ancestry of “cuius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | quoius | Alternative form of cuius |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kʷojjos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
Words derived from “cuius”