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Where does “numquam” come from?

numquam (Latin) comes from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

numquam (Latin): never, at no time

Definitions

  1. never, at no time

Ancestry of “numquam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnē—
2Latingēns—
3Proto-Italic*gentis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “numquam”

  • nonnumquam
  • nunca
  • nunca mais
  • nunca
  • nunca
  • nunca
  • nunca
  • numqua
  • nunqua
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