Where does “zetetico” come from?

zetetico (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ζητητικός, from Ancient Greek ζητέω, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

zetetico (Italian): zetetic

Definitions

  1. zetetic

Ancestry of “zetetico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζητητικόςdisposed to searching, inquiry
2Ancient Greekζητέωto seek, search after, look for; to inquire into,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek ζητέω →Every word from Ancient Greek ζητητικός →