whereunto

Etymology

From where +‎ unto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛːɹʌnˈtuː/

Adverb

whereunto (not comparable)

1. (archaic or formal, interrogative) unto what; to what purpose
   • 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, XVIII

     I will retire as soon as you have told

     Whereunto leadeth this lost thread of gold.

2. (archaic or formal) unto which

Conjunction

whereunto

1. (archaic or formal) unto which

See also

• (‘here-’ words) here; hereabout, hereabouts, hereafter, hereat, herebefore, hereby, herefore, herefrom, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunder, hereunto, hereupon, herewith, herewithal
• (‘there-’ words) there; thereabout, thereabouts, thereafter, thereagain, thereagainst, thereamong, therearound, thereas, thereat, therebefore, therebeside, thereby, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinto, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal
• (‘where-’ words) where; whereabout, whereabouts, whereafter, whereagainst, whereamong, whereas, whereat, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, wheretofore, whereunder, whereunto, whereupon, wherewith, wherewithal