Where does “quaestionarius” come from?

quaestionarius (Latin) comes from Latin quaestiōnō, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

quaestionarius (Latin): a torturer or executioner

Definitions

  1. a torturer or executioner

Ancestry of “quaestionarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaestiōnō
2Latinquaestiōproblem
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “quaestionarius

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-