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Where does “quaestare” come from?

quaestare (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 “quaestare”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →