atque etymology

Latin word atque comes from Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Latin -que

Detailed word origin of atque

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ad Latin (lat) (direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.
-que Latin (lat) (rare) used in an answer. (when repeated) "both... and", "whether... or". And, a copulative particle affixed to the word it annexes. Introducing an explanatory clause.
atque Latin (lat) (after words expressing comparison) as, than. And, and also, and even, and too. Yet, nevertheless.

Words with the same origin as atque

Descendants of ad
accedere accessit
Descendants of -que
cumque itaque namque neque pleraque plerique plerumque quicumque quisque quocumque quoque ubique undique uterque utique utque utrimque