whence
From where; from which place or source.
Adverb
- From where; from which place or source.
- Whence came I?
- "Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
- Go to whence you came!
Antonyms: whither
Origin
From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.
Related
Derived
anywhence elsewhence everywhence nowhence somewhence whenceafter whenceforth whenceforward whencefrom whencesoever whencever
Conjunction
- 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.