Where does “quare” come from?

quare (Latin) comes from Latin quā, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

quare (Latin): by what means, how; from what cause, on what...

Definitions

by what means, how; from what cause, on what...

Ancestry of “quare”, step by step

quare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quā

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	quā	where
2	Latin	quī	who, that, which, what
3	Latin	-cumque	Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
4	Latin	cumque	however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
5	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
6	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
7	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
8	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
9	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10	Middle English	kyt	—
11	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12	Old High German	kuti	—
13	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
14	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
15	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
16	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Latin rēs

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
2	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
3	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
4	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
5	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
7	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
9	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
10	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11	Latin	calceus	shoe
12	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
13	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “quare”

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