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quid.

nominative/accusative neuter singular of quis

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

pron[ˈkʷɪd]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷid]

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of quis

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · singular
    Quid dīcam?

  2. what, how?

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Indo-European *kʷid Proto-Italic *kʷid Latin quid From Proto-Italic *kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid; compare *kʷís. The sense “why” is an adverbial accusative; compare Ancient Greek τί (tí).

adv[ˈkʷɪd]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷid]

  1. why? what for?

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Indo-European *kʷid Proto-Italic *kʷid Latin quid From Proto-Italic *kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid; compare *kʷís. The sense “why” is an adverbial accusative; compare Ancient Greek τί (tí).

intj[ˈkʷɪd]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷid]

  1. well, why, what?

    Quid, an nescīs
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Indo-European *kʷid Proto-Italic *kʷid Latin quid From Proto-Italic *kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid; compare *kʷís. The sense “why” is an adverbial accusative; compare Ancient Greek τί (tí).

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