wherefrom

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adverb

from which; whence

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Meanings

adverbwherefrom (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablefrom which; whence
  2. interrogativenot comparablefrom what? from where? whence?

Origin

From where + from.

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Translations

Bulgarian от което
  • от което (ot koeto)from which
Danish hvorfra
  • hvorfrafrom which
Dutch waarvandaan
  • waarvandaanfrom which
Finnish mistä
  • mistäfrom which
French à partir de quoi
  • à partir de quoifrom which
German woher
  • woherfrom which
Hungarian miből, amiből
  • mibőlfrom which
  • amibőlfrom which
Italian di cui, da cui
  • di cuifrom which
  • da cuifrom which
Norwegian hvorfra
  • hvorfrafrom which
Persian از آن
  • از آن (az ân)from which
Spanish de dónde, de donde
  • de dóndefrom which
  • de dondefrom which
Swedish varifrån
  • varifrånfrom which
Ukrainian з яко́го, зві́дки
  • з яко́го (z jakóho)from which
  • зві́дки (zvídky)from which
Cite this entry
APA

wherefrom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wherefrom

MLA

“wherefrom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wherefrom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wherefrom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wherefrom.

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