Where does “interrogant” come from?
interrogant (French) comes from Latin interrogans, from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interrogant (French): inquisitive
Definitions
- inquisitive
Ancestry of “interrogant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | interrogans | asking, questioning, inquiring, interrogating,... |
| 2 | Latin | interrogō | to ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |