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Where does “questionner” come from?

questionner (French) comes from French question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

questionner (French): to question, interrogate; to call into question

Definitions

  1. to question, interrogate; to call into question

Ancestry of “questionner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquestiona question; a matter or issue; a problem
2Old Frenchquestionquestion
3Latinquaestiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “questionner”

  • questionnement
  • questionar
  • questiono
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