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Where does “interrogare” come from?

interrogare (Italian) comes from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

interrogare (Italian): to test; to question

Definitions

  1. to test; to question

Ancestry of “interrogare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterrogō—
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “interrogare”

  • interrogate
  • interrogabile
  • interrogo
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