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Where does “unde” come from?

unde (Latin) comes from Latin cunde, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

unde (Latin): whence, from where

Definitions

  1. whence, from where

Ancestry of “unde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincunde—
2Latinquī—
3Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
4Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “unde”

  • undecumque
  • necunde
  • undique
  • donde
  • adonde
  • adondequiera
  • onde
  • donde
  • paraonde
  • onde
  • aonde
  • onde
  • on
  • onde
  • onde
  • altundeva
  • undeva
  • unde
  • ont
  • ónde
  • onde
  • de unde
  • unni
  • donde
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