Where does “questionnaire” come from?
questionnaire (French) comes from Latin quaestionarius, from Latin quaestiōnō, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
questionnaire (French): questionnaire
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Ancestry of “questionnaire”, step by step
questionnaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quaestionarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quaestionarius | a torturer or executioner |
| 2 | Latin | quaestiōnō | — |
| 3 | Latin | quaestiō | problem |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Late Latin quaestionarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | quaestionarius | a torturer or executioner |