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

hucusque 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 huc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhucgenerally to this, to this (alone), to (only) this subject/matter; for this (alone), for this (one) thing
2Latinhoihere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic ūskʷe →