Where does “adonde” come from?
adonde (Spanish) comes from Spanish donde, from Vulgar Latin de unde, from Latin unde, from Latin cunde, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — resin.
adonde (Spanish): to where, whither; whereto
Definitions
- to where, whither; whereto
Ancestry of “adonde”, step by step
adonde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish donde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | donde | where, in what place; because; if |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | de unde | from where, whence; from where |
| 3 | Latin | unde | whence, from where |
| 4 | Latin | cunde | — |
| 5 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 6 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 7 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |