cuius
Pronunciation: [ˈkʊj.jʊs]
“cuius” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:
determiner
- whose?
- whose
Etymology
From the earlier quoius (the standard spelling until the early Empire), either from Proto-Italic *kʷojjos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷosyo secondarily marked with the gen. sg. *-s, or from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-s-yo-s, a thematic adjective like Ancient Greek ποῖος (poîos, “of what sort?”) and Oscan 𐌐𐌞𐌉𐌉𐌖 (púiiu), 𐌐𐌞𐌉𐌉𐌄𐌇 (púiieh). The latter is more likely, since if the adjectival use had been…
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