phrase
unde es
unde es
Classical[ˈʊn.dɛ ˈɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈun.de ˈɛs]
Meaning
- where are you from?
Quid eōs quaeris? Aut quis es(s)? Aut unde es(s)? Aut unde advenīs?
Why are you looking for them? Who are you? Where are you from? Where are you coming from?c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 879
Origins
From unde (“from where, whence”) + es (“you are”), the second-person singular present active indicative form of sum (“to be”).