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Where does “questions” come from?

Questions derives from Middle English question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestionem, the accusative form of quaestio, from the verb quaerere meaning to seek or ask.

questions (English): plural of question; A game in which players must...

Definitions

  1. plural of question; A game in which players must...

Ancestry of “questions”, step by step

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