Where does “quidite” come from?
quidite (Middle English) comes from Old French quidité, from Latin quidditas, from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
quidite (Middle English): quiddity
Definitions
- quiddity
Ancestry of “quidite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | quidité | — |
| 2 | Latin | quidditas | — |
| 3 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |