cur.
why; for what reason; wherefore; to what purpose; from what motive
Meaning & usage
why; for what reason; wherefore; to what purpose; from what motive
Cur humi iaces?
Where this word comes from
From Old Latin quūr, quōr, from Proto-Italic *kʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷór (“where”) (with pre-resonant and monosyllabic lengthening), from *kʷos (“interrogative determiner”) + *-r (“adverbial suffix”). For other Indo-European cognates, compare: * Sanskrit कर्हि॑ (kárhi, “when”), Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”) < *kʷór * Old English hwǣr (“where”), Old High German hwār (“where”) < *kʷēr * Albanian kur (“when”), Lithuanian kur̃ (“where, whither”), Armenian ուր (ur, “where”) < *kúr * Norwegian Nynorsk kvar (“where”), Norwegian Nynorsk kor (“where”), Norwegian Bokmål hvor (“where”) < Old Norse hvar < Proto-Germanic *hwar < Proto-Indo-European *kʷór, from *kʷos (“which”) See also quirquir (“wherever(?)”).
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