Where does “query” come from?
Query comes from Latin quaero, meaning to seek or ask, via Old French querre and Anglo-Norman quere, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-.
query (English): A question, an inquiry , an enquiry; A question...
Definitions
- A question, an inquiry , an enquiry; A question...
Ancestry of “query”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | quere | — |
| 2 | Latin | quaere | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |
Words derived from “query”