Where does “querent” come from?

querent (English) comes from Latin querens, from Latin queror, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

querent (English): A complainant; a plaintiff; An inquirer

Definitions

  1. A complainant; a plaintiff; An inquirer

Ancestry of “querent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquerenscomplaining
2LatinquerorI complain, lament, I bewail; I am indignant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- →Every word from Latin queror →Every word from Latin querens →