Definitions
From what place, source, or cause.
Word origin
From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.
Used in a sentence
“Whence came I?”
“"Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.”
“Go to whence you came!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“From what source”6 letters
02“Source word”6 letters
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