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Where does “queo” come from?

queo (Latin) comes from Latin nequeo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

queo (Latin): I am able, can

Definitions

  1. I am able, can

Ancestry of “queo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnequeoI am unable; I cannot
2Latineō—
3Proto-ItaliceōI go
4Proto-Italicejō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “queo”

  • quit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →