Where does “pesquisar” come from?
pesquisar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pesquisa, from Spanish pesquisa, from Old Spanish pesquerir, from Old Spanish perquirir, from Latin perquirere, from Latin perquiro, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō — to acquire.
pesquisar (Portuguese): to look for
Ancestry of “pesquisar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | pesquisa | research; search |
| 2 | Spanish | pesquisa | inquiry |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pesquerir | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | perquirir | — |
| 5 | Latin | perquirere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | perquiro | I ask, inquire or search diligently; I examine |
| 7 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |