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Where does “inquiro” come from?

inquiro (Latin) comes from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inquiro (Latin): I seek after, search for, inquire into something;...

Definitions

  1. I seek after, search for, inquire into something;...

Ancestry of “inquiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīn-—
2Latinîn—
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inquiro”

  • inquiry
  • inquire
  • inquiring
  • inquisitive
  • enquire
  • inquest
  • inquisition
  • inquiringly
  • inquirer
  • inquisitorial
  • inquisitor
  • inquisitiveness
  • inquisitively
  • enquirer
  • inquisitional
  • uninquiring
  • inquirendo
  • uninquisitive
  • inquisitorially
  • inquirable
  • enquireth
  • coinquiry
  • enquirest
  • overinquisitive
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