Where does “quandō” come from?
quandō (Latin) comes from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
quandō (Latin): "When?"
Ancestry of “quandō”, step by step
quandō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Latin quam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | quam | in what way, to what degree; how, how much, as... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kʷoi | who, what |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
Words derived from “quandō”