Where does “exquisita” come from?

exquisita (Spanish) comes from Spanish exquisito, from Latin exquīsītus, from Latin exquiro, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

exquisita (Spanish): feminine singular of exquisito

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of exquisito

Ancestry of “exquisita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishexquisitoexquisite; delicious
2Latinexquīsītussought out, searched for, hunted up, ascertained, having been sought out
3LatinexquiroI seek out, search for or hunt up; I inquire into
4Latinquaerōto seek, look for
5Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaerō →