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Where does “altcineva” come from?

altcineva (Romanian) comes from Romanian cineva, from Romanian cine, from Vulgar Latin quene, from Latin quĕm, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — resin.

altcineva (Romanian): someone else

Definitions

  1. someone else

Ancestry of “altcineva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancinevasomeone, somebody; bigshot
2Romaniancinewho; plural of cină
3Vulgar Latinquene—
4Latinquĕm—
5Latinquī—
6Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
7Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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