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donde.

where, in what place

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈdonde/[ˈd̪õn̪.d̪e]
  1. where, in what place

    Deja los libros donde quieras.
  2. whence

    archaic · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old Spanish de Latin unde Old Spanish onde Old Spanish donde Spanish donde From de (“from”) + onde (“whence, from where”), the latter form Latin unde. Replaced Old Spanish o (“where”), from Latin ubi, although the latter survives, in a marginal way, in the form do, which is also prefixed with de.

pron/donde/[d̪õn̪.d̪e]
  1. where, in what place

    relative
    El lugar donde estamos es secreto.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old Spanish de Latin unde Old Spanish onde Old Spanish donde Spanish donde From de (“from”) + onde (“whence, from where”), the latter form Latin unde. Replaced Old Spanish o (“where”), from Latin ubi, although the latter survives, in a marginal way, in the form do, which is also prefixed with de.

conj/donde/[d̪õn̪.d̪e]
  1. because

    Chile · colloquial
  2. if

    Latin-America · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old Spanish de Latin unde Old Spanish onde Old Spanish donde Spanish donde From de (“from”) + onde (“whence, from where”), the latter form Latin unde. Replaced Old Spanish o (“where”), from Latin ubi, although the latter survives, in a marginal way, in the form do, which is also prefixed with de.

prep/donde/[d̪õn̪.d̪e]
  1. by, near to

    Estamos donde la plaza mayor.
  2. round (at the house of), chez

    colloquial
    Cenamos donde Daniel.
    Donde María
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old Spanish de Latin unde Old Spanish onde Old Spanish donde Spanish donde From de (“from”) + onde (“whence, from where”), the latter form Latin unde. Replaced Old Spanish o (“where”), from Latin ubi, although the latter survives, in a marginal way, in the form do, which is also prefixed with de.

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