Where does “interrogate” come from?
interrogate (Italian) comes from Italian interrogare, from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interrogate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “interrogate”, step by step
interrogate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian interrogare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | interrogare | to test; to question |
| 2 | Latin | interrogō | to ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Italian interrogato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | interrogato | past participle of interrogare; Person examined... |