Where does “querer” come from?

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

querer (Portuguese): to want; to wish; to desire

Definitions

  1. to want; to wish; to desire

Ancestry of “querer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequererto want
2Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-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 →