Where does “quoniam” come from?

quoniam (Latin) comes from Latin quom, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóm, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

quoniam (Latin): since, forasmuch, now that

Definitions

  1. since, forasmuch, now that

Ancestry of “quoniam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquomAlternative form of cum
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóm
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “quoniam

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóm
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