hence
UK: hɛns | US: hɛns
Definition
adv. from this time; from now
adv. for this reason; therefore
adv. from this place; away
Structure
hen <from this>ce <adverbial suffix>
Etymology
The word "hence" originates from Old English heonan, meaning "away, from here," which is derived from the Proto-Germanic hin- (from this) combined with an adverbial suffix -ce. Over time, it evolved in Middle English to signify temporal ("from now"), causal ("therefore"), and spatial ("from here") meanings, reflecting its Germanic roots in directional and logical progression.
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