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Where does “usque” come from?

usque (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ūskʷe, from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

usque (Latin): all the way; until, up to

Definitions

  1. all the way; until, up to

Ancestry of “usque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicūskʷe—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷe—
3Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “usque”

  • hucusque
  • jusque
  • jusqu'ici
  • jusqu'à
  • ĝis
  • ĝisdatigo
  • ĝisdatigi
  • ĝismentone
  • gekes
  • jusque
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