Where does “interrogativity” come from?
interrogativity (English) comes from English interrogative, from Latin interrogativus, from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interrogativity (English): The quality of being interrogative
Definitions
- The quality of being interrogative
Ancestry of “interrogativity”, step by step
interrogativity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interrogative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interrogative | Asking or denoting a question: as, an... |
| 2 | Latin | interrogativus | Of or pertaining to a question; interrogative |
| 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 |