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Where does “inquisitus” come from?

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

inquisitus (Latin): inquired into; investigated, examined

Definitions

  1. inquired into; investigated, examined

Ancestry of “inquisitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininquiroI seek after, search for, inquire into something;...
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inquisitus”

  • inquisitive
  • inquisitiveness
  • inquisitively
  • uninquisitive
  • overinquisitive
  • noninquisitive
  • uninquisitively
  • uninquisitiveness
  • inquisitivus
  • inquisitif
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →