quamvis

Latin

Etymology

quam (“as much as”) +‎ vis (“you want”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷam.wiːs/

Adverb

quamvīs (not comparable)

as much (as you like), however
- c. 45 BCE, Cicero, Tusculanes 2.13:
  Ut ager, quamvis fertilis, sine cultura fructuosus esse non potest, sic sine doctrina animus.
  Just as the field, however fertile, without cultivation cannot be fruitful, likewise the soul without education.
everso
although

References

quamvis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
quamvis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
quamvis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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