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Where does “questioningly” come from?

Questioningly derives from English question combined with the English and Old English suffix -ing, ultimately from Latin quaestionem, the accusative form of quaestio meaning inquiry or problem.

questioningly (English): In a questioning manner

Definitions

  1. In a questioning manner

Ancestry of “questioningly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquestioningThe action of asking questions; a survey; an...
2EnglishquestionA sentence, phrase or word which asks for...
3Frenchquestionnerto question, interrogate; to call into question
4Frenchquestiona question; a matter or issue; a problem
5Old Frenchquestionquestion
6Latinquaestiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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