Where does “algun” come from?
algun (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu algun, from Portuguese algum, from Old Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin alicunus, from Latin aliquis, from Latin aliquo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
algun (Papiamentu): some
Definitions
- some
Ancestry of “algun”, step by step
algun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu algun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | algun | some |
| 2 | Portuguese | algum | some, any |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | algũu | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | alicunus | some |
| 5 | Latin | aliquis | someone, something, anyone, anything; some, any |
| 6 | Latin | aliquo | somewhither, to somewhere |
| 7 | Latin | quō | whither, whereto, where |
| 8 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 9 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 10 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |
via Spanish algún
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | algún | Apocopic form of alguno; some |