Where does “percontatorius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “percontatorius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpercontorI inquire, investigate; I question, interrogate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂

Words derived from “percontatorius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-Every word from Latin percontor