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Where does “usquam” come from?

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

usquam (Latin): anywhere

Definitions

  1. anywhere

Ancestry of “usquam”, step by step

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

Words derived from “usquam”

  • nusquam
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