Where does “quaerere” come from?

quaerere (Latin) comes from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

quaerere (Latin): present active infinitive of quaerō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of quaerō;...

Ancestry of “quaerere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
2Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “quaerere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →