"quirquir" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkʷir.kʷir/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈkʷɪrkʷɪr] [Classical-Latin], /ˈkwir.kwir/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkwirkwir] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably an emphatic reduplication of *quir (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis (“who, what”) + *-r (adverbial suffix), similar in construction to quisquis (“whoever, whatever”). Compare to the etymology of cūr (“why”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{suffix|ine-pro|*kʷis|*r|nocat=1|pos2=adverbial suffix|t1=who, what}} *kʷis (“who, what”) + *-r (adverbial suffix) Head templates: {{la-adv|quirquir|-}} quirquir (not comparable)
  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-quirquir-la-adv-~Mwf1bvk Categories (other): Latin terms with uncertain meaning, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    Some type of emphatic interrogative or relative adverb, probably meaning “wherever.”
    Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-quirquir-la-adv-BH7VRBhH Categories (other): Latin terms with uncertain meaning, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
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