Where does “ne quidem” come from?

ne quidem (Latin) comes from Latin quidem, from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

ne quidem (Latin): not even

Definitions

  1. not even

Ancestry of “ne quidem”, step by step

ne quidem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quidem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquidemindeed; in fact
2Latinquidneuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...
3Proto-Italickʷid—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Latin nē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnēno; not
2LatingēnsRoman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
3Proto-Italic*gentis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →