cuos homme or cuos homme stra(w)

English translation: What man?

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Latin term or phrase:cuos homme or cuos homme stra(w)
English translation:What man?
Entered by: Joseph Brazauskas

03:06 Oct 12, 2009
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Latin term or phrase: cuos homme or cuos homme stra(w)
I do not know where it comes from.
Sharon Patricia Burtner
What man?
Explanation:
'Cuos homme' appears to be some form of Old French. I've no idea what 'stra(w)' could mean, but 'homme' would mean 'man' and 'cuos' seems to be some form of interrogative pronoun derived from Latin 'quis', meaning 'what, who?' 'Cuos homme' would then. according to this interpretation, mean 'What man?'

It is definitely not Latin of any period.
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Joseph Brazauskas
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Thank you, Joseph. You have gotten me much closer on my quest!
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What man?


Explanation:
'Cuos homme' appears to be some form of Old French. I've no idea what 'stra(w)' could mean, but 'homme' would mean 'man' and 'cuos' seems to be some form of interrogative pronoun derived from Latin 'quis', meaning 'what, who?' 'Cuos homme' would then. according to this interpretation, mean 'What man?'

It is definitely not Latin of any period.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 19:48
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Thank you, Joseph. You have gotten me much closer on my quest!
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