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 — that.
perquisition (French): act of searching for someone or something
Definitions
- act of searching for someone or something
Ancestry of “perquisition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | perquisitionem | — |
| 2 | Latin | perquīrō | to ask, inquire or search diligently |
| 3 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |