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Vinony

whence

adverb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L203732 on Wikidata ↗

conjunction

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L333969 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʍɛns/ / /wɛns/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.

  1. From where; from which place or source.

    “Whence came I?”

    “"Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.”

conj

Etymology: From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.

  1. Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence

    “The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.”

    “I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.”