LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

perquam

perquam (not comparable)
Classical[ˈpɛr.kʷãː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.kʷam]

Meaning

  1. not comparableas much as possible, extremely, exceedingly

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Perquam · Valde · Admodum · Magnopere

Perquam means, in an extraordinary degree, with an indication of astonishment on the part of the speaker; whereas valde, very, admodum, tolerably, and multum, are a simple and quiet enhancing of the attributive, or of the verb; magnopere, only of the verb. (v. 262.)

per-quam, adv. (also, less correctly, written separately, per quam, v. per
I. fin.), as much as possible, extremely, exceedingly: illorum mores perquam meditate tenes, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 16: perquam indignis modis, id. Rud. 3, 3, 9: perquam breviter, Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 201: perquam modica, Plin. Pan. 60: perquam velim scire, id. Ep. 7, 27, 1: parentes perquam infelicissimi, Inscr. Murat. 953, 2: sagax, Amm. 14, 5, 6. —In tmesi: per pol quam paucos reperias, Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Italic*per
  3. Latinperquam

Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Latin perquam From per + quam.

Quick answers

What does perquam mean in Latin?
perquam, a adverb, means “as much as possible, extremely, exceedingly”.
How do you pronounce perquam?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛr.kʷãː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛr.kʷam].
Where does perquam come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Italic *per → Latin perquam.