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Where does “hucusque” come from?

hucusque (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.

hucusque (Latin): up to this point, until now; until then

Definitions

  1. up to this point, until now; until then

Ancestry of “hucusque”, step by step

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