Where does “querist” come from?

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

querist (English): A person who asks questions

Definitions

  1. A person who asks questions

Ancestry of “querist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQueryA question, an inquiry US, an enquiry UK
2Latinquaeresecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-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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