Where does “interrogative” come from?
interrogative (Latin) comes from Latin interrogativus, from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interrogative (Latin): interrogatively
Ancestry of “interrogative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | interrogativus | Of or pertaining to a question; interrogative |
| 2 | Latin | interrogō | — |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |