Where does “quis” come from?

quis (French) comes from Old French quis, from Old French querre, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

quis (French): past participle of quérir; masculine plural of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of quérir; masculine plural of...

Ancestry of “quis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchquis—
2Old Frenchquerreto seek; to search for
3Latinquaerōto seek, look for
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaerō →