Where does “ankieterka” come from?
ankieterka (Polish) comes from Polish ankieter, from French enquêter, from French enquête, from German Enquete, from Old French enqueste, from Latin inquīsita, from Latin inquiro, from Latin īn- — in.
Ancestry of “ankieterka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ankieter | pollster, interviewer |
| 2 | French | enquêter | to investigate; to survey |
| 3 | French | enquête | inquest, investigation, examination; survey,... |
| 4 | German | Enquete | inquiry, investigation |
| 5 | Old French | enqueste | search; inquiry; investigation; inquiry; inquest |
| 6 | Latin | inquīsita | — |
| 7 | Latin | inquiro | I seek after, search for, inquire into something;... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |