Where does “conqueren” come from?
conqueren (Middle English) comes from Old French conquerre, from Latin conquaerere, from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.
conqueren (Middle English): To conquer or subjugate territory
Definitions
- To conquer or subjugate territory
Ancestry of “conqueren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | conquerre | to conquer; to defeat |
| 2 | Latin | conquaerere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | quaerere | present active infinitive of quaerō;... |
| 4 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |