Where does “quia” come from?
quia (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
quia (Latin): because, wherefore, for; that
Definitions
- because, wherefore, for; that
Ancestry of “quia”, step by step
quia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 2 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 3 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 4 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 5 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Proto-Indo-European kʷih₂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷih₂ | — |