Where does “exquisite” come from?
exquisite (Latin) comes from Latin exquisitus, from Latin exquiro, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.
exquisite (Latin): vocative masculine singular of exquīsītus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of exquīsītus
Ancestry of “exquisite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exquisitus | sought out, searched for, hunted up, ascertained,... |
| 2 | Latin | exquiro | I seek out, search for or hunt up; I inquire into |
| 3 | Latin | quaerō | to seek, look for |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |