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

numquam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Latin umquam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinumquamat any time, ever
2Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
3Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “numquam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →