quam
Latin
conjunction
Definitions
- in what (which) way, to what (which) degree; how, how much, as much as, as far as
- (in comparisons) as
- (after comparative nouns) than
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂m.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷeh₂m
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aequam Latin
- aequus Latin
- haud Latin
- haudquaquam Latin
- la Latin
- nequam Latin
- neutiquam Latin
- nē Latin
- praeterquam Latin
- quam magis Latin
- quamvis Latin
- quā Latin
- quī Latin
- usquam Latin
- ut Latin
- utī Latin
- vis Latin
- cuan Spanish, Castilian
- *kʷeh₂m Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷeh₂n Proto-Indo-European
- quão Portuguese
- որքան Armenian
- ca Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cam Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- քան Old Armenian
- քանակ Old Armenian
- քանիցս Old Armenian
- quan Old Portuguese
- *utVs Proto-Italic
- ca Romansh
- co Romansh