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Where does “perquisition” come from?

perquisition (French) comes from Latin perquisitionem, from Latin perquīrō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

perquisition (French): act of searching for someone or something

Definitions

  1. act of searching for someone or something

Ancestry of “perquisition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperquisitionem—
2Latinperquīrō—
3Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “perquisition”

  • perquisitionner
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