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Where does “interrogatif” come from?

interrogatif (French) comes from Latin interrogativus, from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

interrogatif (French): interrogative; questioning

Definitions

  1. interrogative; questioning

Ancestry of “interrogatif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininterrogativusOf or pertaining to a question; interrogative
2Latininterrogō—
3Latininterbetween, among; during, while
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “interrogatif”

  • interrogativement
  • interrogative
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