Where does “quid nomen tibi est” come from?

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

quid nomen tibi est (Latin): what is your name?

Definitions

  1. what is your name?

Ancestry of “quid nomen tibi est”, step by step

quid nomen tibi est traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquidneuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...
2Proto-Italickʷid—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Latin tibi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintibito you; dative of tū
2Latintē—
3Latintūyou (singular); thou
4Proto-Italictūyou
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Latin nōmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōmenname
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →
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