wherefore

Senso (Inglese)

Adv

1. (archaic, conjunctive, interrogative, not-comparable) Why, for what reason, because of what.
2. (archaic, conjunctive, formal, indicative, not-comparable) Therefore; thus.

Conj

Because of which.

Noun

An intent or purpose; a why.

Concetti

perché

per quale scopo

quindi

sinonimi

why

therefore

hence

what for

so

consequently

as

in consequence

reason

whence

for this reason

for what

whereby

cause

by means of which

argal

blame

by which

fault

grain

occasion

thence

thereby

whereof

for that reason

for what reason

for which reason

like so

on which account

Traduzioni

waarom

waarvoor

pourquoi

por qué

waardoor

weswegen

wozu

warum

weshalve

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈwɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: wherfor

Affine olandese: waarvoor

Affine tedesco: wofür

Affine danese: -

Affine norvegese: hvorfor

Affine svedese: varför

In summary

From Middle English wherfor, wherfore, hwarfore, equivalent to where- (“what”) + for. Compare Dutch waarvoor (“what for, wherefore”), German wofür (“for what, what for, why”), Danish and Norwegian hvorfor (“wherefore, why”), Swedish varför (“wherefore, why”). More at where, for.