Where does “exquisitively” come from?
exquisitively (English) comes from English exquisitive, from Latin exquīsītus, from Latin exquiro, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.
exquisitively (English): In an exquisitive manner
Definitions
- In an exquisitive manner
Ancestry of “exquisitively”, step by step
exquisitively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exquisitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exquisitive | Eager to discover or learn; curious |
| 2 | Latin | exquīsītus | sought out, searched for, hunted up, ascertained, having been sought out |
| 3 | Latin | exquiro | I seek out, search for or hunt up; I inquire into |
| 4 | Latin | quaerō | to seek, look for |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |