Where does “aunque” come from?
aunque (Spanish) comes from Spanish aún, from Old Spanish aun, from Latin adhuc, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
aunque (Spanish): though, although, even though, albeit; even if,...
Definitions
- though, although, even though, albeit; even if,...
Ancestry of “aunque”, step by step
aunque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish aún
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | aún | still, yet |
| 2 | Old Spanish | aun | yet |
| 3 | Latin | adhuc | so far, thus far, hitherto, still; again;... |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Spanish qué
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | qué | what; which; what a; such; how |
| 2 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |