Where does “quaestāre” come from?

quaestāre (Latin) comes from Latin quaestus, from Latin quaesitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “quaestāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaestusgain, acquisition, profit, advantage; occupation,...
2Latinquaesitussought for, having been sought for; asked, having...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “quaestāre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin quaesitus →