Where does “dunc” come from?
dunc (Latin) comes from Latin tunc, from Latin tum, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
dunc (Latin): then
Ancestry of “dunc”, step by step
dunc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin tunc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tunc | then, "in its senses as"; from then on: from that... |
| 2 | Latin | tum | then, thereupon; at the time, at that time, then;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Latin dum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dum | while, whilst, as, meanwhile; until, long enough... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | dom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |