Where does “quid” come from?

quid (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

quid (Latin): neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...

Ancestry of “quid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷid—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “quid”

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