Grammar: Correlative Adverbs of Place

More Correlatives: Adverbs of Place. There are some correlative adverbs in English, like "here - there - where", "hence - thence - whence." In modern English, however, this system is breaking down rapidly. In Latin, the system of correlatives was very strong. Words like unde and inde ("whence" and "thence") or huc and istuc ("hither" and "thither") did not sound archaic or weird in Latin. They were a natural part of the language. Here is a chart that might help you recognize and analyze the relationships between these words in Latin.

	IN A PLACE ends with -i or -ic	TO A PLACE ends with -o or -uc	FROM A PLACE ends with -nde or -inc
(parallel to hic)	hic: here	huc: to here, hither	hinc: from here, hence
(parallel to quis)	ubi: where	quo: whither	unde: whence
(parallel to is)	ibi: there	eo: to there, thither	inde: from there, thence
compound with -dem	ibidem (ibi-dem): in the same place	eodem (eo-dem): to the same place	indidem (inde-dem): from the same place
(parallel to ille)	illic: there	illuc: thither	illinc: thence
(parallel to iste)	istic: there	istuc: thither	istinc: thence
compound with ali- (parallel to alius)	alibi: in another place	alio: to another place	aliunde: from another place
compound with aliqu- / alic- (parallel to aliquis)	alicubi: somewhere	aliquo: to somewhere	alicunde: from somewhere
(parallel to quisquis, quicumque)	ubiubi: wherever	quoquo: to wherever	undecumque: from wherever