Where does “inquisiteur” come from?
inquisiteur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch inquisiteur, from Middle French inquisiteur, from Latin inquisitor, from Latin inquiro, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
inquisiteur (Dutch): inquisitor
Definitions
- inquisitor
Ancestry of “inquisiteur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | inquisiteur | — |
| 2 | Middle French | inquisiteur | — |
| 3 | Latin | inquisitor | searcher; inquisitor, tracker, detective, spy;... |
| 4 | Latin | inquiro | I seek after, search for, inquire into something;... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |