Where does “perquirir” come from?
perquirir (Old Spanish) comes from Latin perquirere, from Latin perquiro, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.
Ancestry of “perquirir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | perquirere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | perquiro | I ask, inquire or search diligently; I examine |
| 3 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |