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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

  1. Someone who undergoes an interrogation

Ancestry of “interrogatee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinterrogateto question or quiz, especially in a thorough...
2Latininterrogatusasked, questioned, inquired, interrogated,...
3Latininterrogō—
4Latininterbetween, among; during, while
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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