LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

cumque

cumque (not comparable)
Classical[ˈkʊŋ.kʷɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈkum.kʷe]

Meaning

  1. not comparablehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever, wherever

cumquĕ (quomquĕ or cunquĕ), adv. cum-que, serves for the generalizing of any action, event, time, etc.,
I. however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever, -ever, -soever.
I. Usu. with pronn. and pronom. advv.: quicumque, qualiscumque, etc., ubicumque, quotienscumque, etc.—
II. Very rarely standing alone: quae demant cumque dolorem, which remove pain in general, any pain, Lucr. 2, 21: cum solis lumina cumque Inserti fundunt radii per opaca domorum, in whatever manner, id. 2, 114: mihi cumque salve Rite vocanti, Hor. C. 1, 32, 15 (quotiescumque te vocavero, Schol.): aurum cumque a possessore confertur, Cod. Th. 12, 6, 32; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. vol. 2, p. 288 (who denies the use of cumque except with relatives).!*? In Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 9, the reading is most prob. equitatumque qui regat habeto; so B. and K.; v. Orell. N. cr.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Old Latincom
  5. Latincumque

Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe Proto-Italic *-kʷe Latin -que Latin cumque From cum + -que (“each”). Compare with umquam.

Quick answers

What does cumque mean in Latin?
cumque, a adverb, means “however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever, wherever”.
How do you pronounce cumque?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊŋ.kʷɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkum.kʷe].
Where does cumque come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Old Latin com → Latin cumque.