Where does “interrogatee” come from?
interrogatee (English) comes from English interrogate, from Latin interrogatus, from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interrogatee (English): Someone who undergoes an interrogation
Definitions
- Someone who undergoes an interrogation
Ancestry of “interrogatee”, step by step
interrogatee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interrogate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interrogate | to question or quiz, especially in a thorough... |
| 2 | Latin | interrogatus | asked, questioned, inquired, interrogated,... |
| 3 | Latin | interrogō | to ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |