Where does “percontatus” come from?

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

percontatus (Latin): inquired, investigated

Definitions

  1. inquired, investigated

Ancestry of “percontatus”, 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 →