Where does “querer” come from?

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

querer (Old Portuguese): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “querer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “querer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →