Where does “percontatorial” come from?

percontatorial (English) comes from Latin percontatorius, from Latin percontor, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

percontatorial (English): Given to or characterised by the asking of...

Definitions

  1. Given to or characterised by the asking of...

Ancestry of “percontatorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpercontatorius—
2LatinpercontorI inquire, investigate; I question, interrogate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Latin percontor →