Where does “inquiry” come from?
Inquiry comes from Middle English enquery, from Old French enquerre meaning to seek, from Latin inquirere, composed of Latin in and Latin quaero meaning to seek or ask.
inquiry (English): The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by...
Definitions
- The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by...
Ancestry of “inquiry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | enquery | — |
| 2 | Old French | enquerre | to ask; to demand; to inquire |
| 3 | Latin | quaerere | present active infinitive of quaerō;... |
| 4 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |
Words derived from “inquiry”