quoniam

Etymology

From quom +‎ iam.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷo.ni.am/, [ˈkʷɔ.ni.ã]

Conjunction

quoniam (+ ind)

1. since, for (as conjunction) + a reason
   • 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 2:18

     quoniam filii sanctorum sumus et vitam illam expectamus quam Deus daturus est his qui fidem suam numquam mutant ab eo (For we are the children of saints, and look for that life which God will give to those that never change their faith from him.)

2. now that

References

• quoniam in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• quoniam in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• quoniam in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• quoniam in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

From Latin quoniam (“since”), probably as an educated respelling of Old French conin (“coney, rabbit”). Compare queynte and cunt.

Noun

quoniam

1. The vulva.