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huc.

to this, to this (alone), to (only) this subject/matter; for this (alone), for this (one) thing

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈhuːk]Classical-Latin[ˈuk]
  1. to this, to this (alone), to (only) this subject/matter; for this (alone), for this (one) thing

    not-comparable
  2. to/at (precisely) this place, hither, here

    not-comparable
  3. to (merely) this point in time, thus far, so far

    not-comparable
  4. to (solely) this end, for (just) this purpose, for (none other than) this reason, that, so that, in order that

    not-comparable
  5. in a disorderly manner: to this and to that, hither and thither, from pillar to post, from post to pillar, helter-skelter, willy-nilly, chaotically, haphazardly; in a reciprocating manner: to here and to there, hither and thither, back and forth, to and fro, by turns, alternately, alternatingly

    not-comparable
  6. besides, additionally

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Probably from the Old Latin locative hoi + -ce, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe and Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here”), according to De Vaan (2008). Compare the mostly pre-Classical hōc (“to this place, for this reason”), which De Vaan says is from an instrumental case form. Compare the same alternation between illūc and the older illōc. See also hinc.

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