quoque Latin · revision 17734

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=compound|attested=c. 280–200 BC, Livius Andronicus|origins=la quī, la -que}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈkʷɔ.kʷɛ]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈkʷɔː.kʷe], [ˈkʷoː.kʷɛ]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''quoque''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ De Vaan derives it from ⟨*quō-que⟩, the ablative [[quō]] of the relative [[quī]] with the enclitic [[-que]], with the first long vowel shortened before the enclitic, as in [[quasi]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) The OLD compares [[sa|क्वच|tr=kvaca|t=in any case]], and Lewis & Short call the origin doubtful, perhaps ⟨*quomque⟩.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is found from Livius Andronicus on.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Quoque'' means “likewise, also, too”: it marks that the same holds of a second item, adds something, and, of an extreme case, means “even”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) It normally follows the word it belongs to.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ It is distinct from ''quōque'', the ablative of ''quisque'' or ''et quō''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 280–200 BC – First found in Livius Andronicus.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus: ''immō est quoque'' “indeed he is, too”.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 50 BC – Caesar: ''Helvētiī quoque reliquōs Gallōs virtūte praecēdunt''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|also]], [[m|en|too]], likewise.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # Besides, as well.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Even, indeed.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[quī]]

+ * [[etiam]]

+ * [[et]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}