Where does “querying” come from?
Querying comes from English query, from Latin quere, from Latin quaere, from Latin quaero meaning to seek or ask, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-.
querying (English): present participle of query; Questioning, or...
Definitions
- present participle of query; Questioning, or...
Ancestry of “querying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | query | A question, an inquiry , an enquiry; A question... |
| 2 | Latin | quere | — |
| 3 | Latin | quaere | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |
Words derived from “querying”