Where does “chiesto” come from?

chiesto (Italian) comes from Latin quaestus, from Latin quaesitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

chiesto (Italian): past participle of chiedere

Definitions

  1. past participle of chiedere

Ancestry of “chiesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaestusgain, acquisition, profit, advantage; occupation,...
2Latinquaesitussought for, having been sought for; asked, having...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus