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Where does “querens” come from?

querens (Latin) comes from Latin queror, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

querens (Latin): complaining

Definitions

  1. complaining

Ancestry of “querens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquerorI complain, lament, I bewail; I am indignant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

Words derived from “querens”

  • querent
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