Where does “quèrre” come from?

quèrre (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan querre, from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

quèrre (Occitan): to look for; to search

Definitions

  1. to look for; to search

Ancestry of “quèrre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanquerre—
2Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →