Where does “interrogating” come from?
Interrogating comes from Latin interrogare, meaning to question, derived from Latin rogo, which traces to Proto-Indo-European wel-, meaning to turn or roll.
interrogating (English): present participle of interrogate
Definitions
- present participle of interrogate
Ancestry of “interrogating”, step by step
| 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 |