Where does “chiedere” come from?

chiedere (Italian) comes from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

chiedere (Italian): to ask; to ask, request

Definitions

  1. to ask; to ask, request

Ancestry of “chiedere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
2LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
3Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “chiedere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →