Where does “as quais” come from?
as quais (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese as, from Portuguese a, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
as quais (Portuguese): Feminine plural form of demonstrative o qual
Definitions
- Feminine plural form of demonstrative o qual
Ancestry of “as quais”, step by step
as quais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese as
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | as | feminine plural of o; them; plural of a |
| 2 | Portuguese | a | Alternative spelling of á; feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Portuguese quais
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | quais | plural of qual; which |