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Where does “quis” come from?

quis (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

quis (Latin): who, what; how, why; someone, something, anyone,...

Definitions

  1. who, what; how, why; someone, something, anyone,...

Ancestry of “quis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷiswho, what
2Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “quis”

  • quasi
  • cue
  • quid
  • quorum
  • quia
  • quip
  • pluperfect
  • miscue
  • quasiparticle
  • quasistatic
  • quasiexperimental
  • quasispecies
  • quasiperiodic
  • cuer
  • curlicue
  • quasijudicial
  • quasilinear
  • quasicrystal
  • quasireligious
  • quasistationary
  • quasipublic
  • quasigeostrophic
  • quasiclassical
  • quasigovernmental
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