Reconstruction:Latin/quomo

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative reconstructions

*cōmo

Etymology

Contraction of quōmodo.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷoː.mo/, [ˈkʷoː.mɔ]

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷoː.mo/, [ˈkʷo.mo]

Adverb

*quōmo (not comparable)

(Vulgar Latin) (interrogative) how, in what way
(Vulgar Latin) like or as

Descendants

Aromanian: cum
Asturian: cómo
Catalan: com
Friulian: cemût
Ido: kom
Istriot: cume
Italian: come
Neapolitan: comme
Occitan: coma
Old French: com, cum, con, conme, comme
- French: comme, comment
  - Louisiana Creole French: konmen
- Norman: coume, coument
- Picard: conme
- Walloon: kimint, comint
Old Portuguese: como
- Fala: cumu
- Galician: como
- Portuguese: como
Romanian: cum
Romansh: co, cu
Sardinian: comente, comenti, cumenti
Sicilian: comu
Spanish: como, cómo