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Where does “interrogatingly” come from?

interrogatingly (English) comes from English interrogating, 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.

interrogatingly (English): So as to interrogate; with urgent or bullying...

Definitions

  1. So as to interrogate; with urgent or bullying...

Ancestry of “interrogatingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinterrogatingpresent participle of interrogate
2Englishinterrogateto question or quiz, especially in a thorough...
3Latininterrogatusasked, questioned, inquired, interrogated,...
4Latininterrogō—
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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