Where does “inquisitio” come from?
inquisitio (Latin) comes from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
inquisitio (Latin): search, inquiry, examination, investigation;...
Definitions
- search, inquiry, examination, investigation;...
Ancestry of “inquisitio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 2 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 3 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 4 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |