Etymology

quia

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Today it means: Relating to the belief that the Book of Concord is authoritative because it faithfully describes the Christian faith as revealed in the Bible. Full definition →

Latin quia ← Proto-Italic *kʷoi ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
  4. Latinquei
  5. Latinquī
  6. Latiniam
  7. Latinquia
  8. English todayquia

Borrowed from Latin quia (“because”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.