LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
preposition

abusque

abusque (+ ablative)
Classical[aˈbʊs.kʷɛ]Ecclesiastical[aˈbus.kʷe]

Meaning

  1. with ablativeall the way from, from as far as, even from

ăb-usque, prep. (vox Vergil.),
I. even from, as far as from, like ab constr. with abl.: Siculo prospexit abusque Pachyno, Verg. A. 7, 289: animalia maris Oceano abusque petiverat, Tac. A. 15, 37; so App. Mag. p. 311 med.; Amm. 19, 4 al. (in Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 97, the correct read. is usque).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabusque

Latin usque Latin abusque From ab (“from”) + usque (“all the way”).

Quick answers

What does abusque mean in Latin?
abusque, a preposition, means “all the way from, from as far as, even from”.
How do you pronounce abusque?
In classical Latin, [aˈbʊs.kʷɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbus.kʷe].
Where does abusque come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abusque.