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Where does “interroger” come from?

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

interroger (French): to question, interrogate

Definitions

  1. to question, interrogate

Ancestry of “interroger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterrogō—
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “interroger”

  • interrogateur
  • réinterroger
  • interrogeable
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