que
French
conjunction
Definitions
- that (introduces a noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
- (used with l) only (ne ... que parses roughly as "(do[es]) not / nothing ... other than")
- when, no sooner.
Etymology
Inherited from Latin quod (which, what), quid (what, that, something), quia (because).
Origin
Latin
quia
Gloss
because
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- presque vu English
- quia English
- quid English
- quod google English
- quia Latin
- quianam Latin
- quid Latin
- quid ni Latin
- quidni Latin
- quod Latin
- quodsi Latin
- che Italian
- presqu'île French
- presque French
- près French
- quel French
- quelqu'un French
- quelque French
- quoi French
- à quia French
- que Spanish, Castilian
- qué Spanish, Castilian
- *kʷid Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷih₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷod Proto-Indo-European
- porque Portuguese
- que Portuguese
- ser Portuguese
- que Old French
- ke Esperanto
- kelka Esperanto
- preskaŭ Esperanto
- ce Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- că Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- quod vide Translingual
- ke Ido
- que Middle French
- que Old Portuguese
- cã Aromanian
- tsi Aromanian
- *kʷid Proto-Italic
- cu Romansh
- tge Romansh
- que Asturian
- qué Asturian
- ce Friulian
- que Old Occitan
- ché Venetian
- co Dalmatian
- ke Haitian, Haitian Creole
- prèske Haitian, Haitian Creole
- ki Kabuverdianu
- kusé Kabuverdianu
- cwè Walloon
- qwè Walloon
- quoi Bourguignon
- chi Sardinian
- che Istriot
- chè Corsican
- que Indo-Portuguese
- ki Kristang