usque
Pronunciation: [ˈʊs.kʷɛ]
“usque” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:
adverb
- constantly, continuously
- as far as, up to, right until, all the way
preposition
- until, up to, right until
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *ū̆skʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *úds-kʷe, from *úd-s (“out, outward”, genitive) + *-kʷe (“and”). Cognate with Sanskrit उच्चा (uccā́), Younger Avestan 𐬎𐬯𐬗𐬀 (usca, “up, out”), Russian вы- (vy-, “out from”), Proto-Germanic *ūt, English out.
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