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

  1. to wherever, to anywhere; wherever, anywhere

Ancestry of “adondequiera”, step by step

adondequiera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish adonde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishadondeto where, whither; whereto
2Spanishdondewhere, in what place; because; if
3Vulgar Latinde undefrom where, whence; from where
4Latinundewhence, from where
5Latincunde
6Latinquīwho, that, which, what
7Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
8Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via Spanish quiera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquiera
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит