Where does “quêter” come from?
quêter (French) comes from Old French quester, from Latin quaestāre, from Latin quaestus, from Latin quaesitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
quêter (French): to search for; to look for; to beg
Definitions
- to search for; to look for; to beg
Ancestry of “quêter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | quester | to search for; to look for; to pursue; to follow;... |
| 2 | Latin | quaestāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | quaestus | gain, acquisition, profit, advantage; occupation,... |
| 4 | Latin | quaesitus | sought for, having been sought for; asked, having... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |