From Proto-Italic * -kʷe ( “ and ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European * -kʷe ( “ and ” ) . Cognates include Sanskrit च ( ca ) , Ancient Greek τε ( te ) , Faliscan -𐌂𐌖𐌄 ( -cue ) , Proto-Germanic * -hw ( → English (thou)gh ). Its alternative use as a generalizing particle "any, -every" with pronouns and adverbs may result from a shift from an earlier meaning along the lines of "as". There are also a number of words that are etymologically suffixed with this particle but that have developed specific meanings not clearly analyzable in terms of either of these senses, such as dēnique ( “ finally; at length ” ) .
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