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Where does “exquisiturus” come from?

exquisiturus (Latin) comes from Latin exquiro, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

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Ancestry of “exquisiturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexquiroI seek out, search for or hunt up; I inquire into
2Latinquaerō—
3Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →