Where does “cam” come from?

cam (Romanian) comes from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

cam (Romanian): approximately, a little; rather

Definitions

  1. approximately, a little; rather

Ancestry of “cam”, step by step

cam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
2Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via French camai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamaifirst-person singular past historic of camer

Words derived from “cam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷoi →Every word from Latin quam →