Where does “interrogative” come from?
interrogative (French) comes from French interrogatif, from Latin interrogativus, from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interrogative (French): feminine singular of interrogatif
Definitions
- feminine singular of interrogatif
Ancestry of “interrogative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | interrogatif | interrogative; questioning |
| 2 | Latin | interrogativus | Of or pertaining to a question; interrogative |
| 3 | Latin | interrogō | — |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |