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Where does “enquery” come from?

enquery (Middle English) comes from Old French enquerre, from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

Ancestry of “enquery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenquerreto ask; to demand; to inquire
2Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “enquery”

  • inquiry
  • coinquiry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →