Where does “quemadmodum” come from?

quemadmodum (Latin) comes from Latin qui, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

quemadmodum (Latin): how, in what manner; as, just as, as when; for...

Definitions

  1. how, in what manner; as, just as, as when; for...

Ancestry of “quemadmodum”, step by step

quemadmodum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin qui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquiwho, that, which; anyone, any; who, what, which
2Old Latinqueiwho, what, that, which
3Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Latin ad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷoiEvery word from Old Latin quei
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