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Where does “quaestionem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “quaestionem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
2LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
3Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →