Where does “queryingly” come from?
queryingly (English) comes from English querying, from English query, from Latin quere, from Latin quaere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.
queryingly (English): With, or as, a question or query
Definitions
- With, or as, a question or query
Ancestry of “queryingly”, step by step
queryingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English querying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | querying | present participle of query; Questioning, or... |
| 2 | English | query | A question, an inquiry US, an enquiry UK |
| 3 | Latin | quere | — |
| 4 | Latin | quaere | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |