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Where does “exquisitamente” come from?

exquisitamente (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.

exquisitamente (Spanish): exquisitely

Definitions

  1. exquisitely

Ancestry of “exquisitamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishexquisitoexquisite; delicious
2Latinexquīsītus—
3LatinexquiroI seek out, search for or hunt up; I inquire into
4Latinquaerō—
5Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →