Where does “quaere” come from?

quaere (English) comes from Latin quaere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

quaere (English): To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a...

Definitions

  1. To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a...

Ancestry of “quaere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaeresecond-person singular present active imperative...
2LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
3Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →
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