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 US, an enquiry UK

Definitions

  1. A question, an inquiry US, an enquiry UK

Ancestry of “query”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquere—
2Latinquaeresecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “query”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →