Where does “inquiringly” come from?
Inquiringly derives from English inquire, from Latin inquiro meaning "to seek into," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots including ḱóm and ne.
inquiringly (English): In an inquiring manner
Definitions
- In an inquiring manner
Ancestry of “inquiringly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inquiring | present participle of inquire; inquiry;... |
| 2 | English | inquire | To ask; To make an inquiry or an investigation;... |
| 3 | Latin | inquiro | I seek after, search for, inquire into something;... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |