Where does “percontans” come from?

percontans (Latin) comes from Latin percontor, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

percontans (Latin): investigating

Definitions

  1. investigating

Ancestry of “percontans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpercontorI inquire, investigate; I question, interrogate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Latin percontor →