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Where does “perquire” come from?

perquire (English) comes from Latin perquīrō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

perquire (English): Exactly; Separate as to place; Accurate

Definitions

  1. Exactly; Separate as to place; Accurate

Ancestry of “perquire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperquīrō—
2Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
3LatinAd—
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnos—
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