Where does “interrogate” come from?
Interrogate comes from Latin interrogatus, past participle of interrogare, from rogo meaning to ask, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wel- meaning to turn or roll.
interrogate (English): to question or quiz, especially in a thorough...
Definitions
- to question or quiz, especially in a thorough...
Ancestry of “interrogate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | interrogatus | asked, questioned, inquired, interrogated,... |
| 2 | Latin | interrogō | to ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |