Where does “quaestio” come from?
quaestio (English) comes from Latin quaestio, from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.
quaestio (English): In ancient Rome, a commission to inquire into a...
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- In ancient Rome, a commission to inquire into a...
Ancestry of “quaestio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | quaestio | problem; seeking; inquiry, investigation,... |
| 2 | Latin | quaerere | present active infinitive of quaerō;... |
| 3 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |