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Where does “exquisitiveness” come from?

exquisitiveness (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.

exquisitiveness (English): The state or quality of being exquisitive

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being exquisitive

Ancestry of “exquisitiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexquisitiveEager to discover or learn; curious
2Latinexquīsītus—
3LatinexquiroI seek out, search for or hunt up; I inquire into
4Latinquaerō—
5Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →