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Where does “quippe” come from?

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

quippe (Latin): surely, certainly, by all means; indeed, in fact,...

Definitions

  1. surely, certainly, by all means; indeed, in fact,...

Ancestry of “quippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquidpe—
2Latinquidneuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...
3Proto-Italickʷid—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “quippe”

  • quip
  • quipster
  • quippy
  • quippery
  • quippish
  • quipper
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