Where does “unquam” come from?

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

unquam (Latin): Alternative form of umquam

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of umquam

Ancestry of “unquam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinumquamat any time, ever
2Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
3Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷoi →Every word from Latin quam →