Where does “usquequaque” come from?

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

usquequaque (Latin): everywhere

Definitions

  1. everywhere

Ancestry of “usquequaque”, step by step

usquequaque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin usque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinusqueall the way; until, up to
2Proto-Italicūskʷe—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Latin quaque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaquewherever; every
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic ūskʷe →
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