Where does “interrogation” come from?
Interrogation comes from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogatio (a questioning), derived from Latin interrogo (to question), which combines Latin rogo (to ask) with a prefix from Latin volvere (to turn), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wel- (to turn or roll).
interrogation (English): The act of interrogating or questioning;...
Definitions
- The act of interrogating or questioning;...
Ancestry of “interrogation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | interrogacion | — |
| 2 | Latin | interrogātiō | A questioning, inquiry, examination, interrogation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |