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
- past participle of quérir; masculine plural of...
Ancestry of “quis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | quis | — |
| 2 | Old French | querre | to seek; to search for |
| 3 | Latin | quaerō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |