Where does “adondequiera” come from?
adondequiera (Spanish) comes from Spanish adonde, from Spanish donde, from Vulgar Latin de unde, from Latin unde, from Latin cunde, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque — whale, sea monster; abyss.
adondequiera (Spanish): to wherever, to anywhere; wherever, anywhere
Definitions
- to wherever, to anywhere; wherever, anywhere
Ancestry of “adondequiera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | adonde | to where, whither; whereto |
| 2 | Spanish | donde | where, in what place; because; if |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | de unde | from where, whence; from where |
| 4 | Latin | unde | whence, from where |
| 5 | Latin | cunde | — |
| 6 | Latin | quī | — |
| 7 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 8 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 16 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |