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Where does “umquam” come from?

umquam (Latin) comes from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

umquam (Latin): at any time, ever

Definitions

  1. at any time, ever

Ancestry of “umquam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
2Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “umquam”

  • nonnumquam
  • numquam
  • unquam
  • nunca
  • -unque
  • qualunque
  • unqua
  • onques
  • onc
  • nunca
  • nunca mais
  • nunca
  • nunca
  • încă
  • onques
  • unc
  • onques
  • ningã
  • nunca
  • numqua
  • nunqua
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