Where does “quolibet” come from?

quolibet (Romanian) comes from French quolibet, from Latin quolibet, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

quolibet (Romanian): quip, gibe, taunt

Definitions

  1. quip, gibe, taunt

Ancestry of “quolibet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquolibetgibe, taunt
2Latinquolibetwhithersoever
3Latinquōwhither, whereto, where
4Latinquīwho, that, which, what
5Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
6Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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