wherefore
Word family nounwherenessadverbwhereaboutwhereagainstwhereaswhereatwherebywhereforwhereforewherefromwhereinwhereinsoeverwhereintowhereofwhereonwhereoutwheresoeverwherethroughwheretowhereunderwhereuntilwhereuntowhereuponwhereverwherewithwherewithalwhereconjunctionwhereafter
where·fore /ˈweəfɔː $ ˈwerfɔːr/ adverbadv , conjunction REASON old use used to ask why 为何，为什么 Wherefore art thou Romeo? 为什么你偏偏是罗密欧？
→ whys and wherefores at why3 (1100-1200) where + for