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Where does “alguno” come from?

alguno (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin alicunus, from Latin aliquis, from Latin aliquo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — resin.

alguno (Spanish): some, any; someone

Definitions

  1. some, any; someone

Ancestry of “alguno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalicunussome
2Latinaliquissomeone, something, anyone, anything; some, any
3Latinaliquo—
4Latinquō—
5Latinquī—
6Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
7Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “alguno”

  • alguien
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →