English-Italian translations for whence

• da dove
  La proposta non è ancora stata ritirata, e non so da dove le siano giunte tali voci. The proposal has not been withdrawn, and I have no idea whence you have that information.
  Al pubblico importa poco da dove arrivano i soldi e come procediamo alle ristrutturazioni. It is of little interest to the public whence the money comes and how we do all the restructuring.
• donde
• onde
• da cui
  La sostanza utilizzata per ucciderlo, il polonio-210, è soggetta a severi controlli ed è facilmente ricollegabile alla sua origine in Russia, perfino al lotto originario da cui proveniva. The substance used to kill him, polonium-210, is strictly controlled and is easily traceable back to its source in Russia, even down to the original batch from whence it came.

Definition of whence

• From where; from which place or source

Examples

• Whence came I?
• "Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
• 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.

Related words

• elsewhence
• somewhence
• from; whence (mistä asti
• from whence