Where does “co” come from?
co (Romansch) comes from Latin quod, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
co (Romansch): than
Ancestry of “co”, step by step
co traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | quod | nominative neuter singular of quī; accusative... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Latin quam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | quam | in what way, to what degree; how, how much, as... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kʷoi | who, what |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |