Where does “quihubo” come from?
quihubo (Spanish) comes from Spanish qué, from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
quihubo (Spanish): what's up?; what's new?
Definitions
- what's up?; what's new?
Ancestry of “quihubo”, step by step
quihubo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Spanish hubo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hubo |