Where does “subquery” come from?

Subquery comes from English sub- combined with query, which derives from Latin quaerere meaning to seek or ask, traced through Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European roots.

subquery (English): A query embedded within a more extensive query,...

Definitions

  1. A query embedded within a more extensive query,...

Ancestry of “subquery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQueryA question, an inquiry US, an enquiry UK
2Latinquaeresecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →