Where does “exquisito” come from?
exquisito (Spanish) comes from Latin exquīsītus, from Latin exquiro, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.
exquisito (Spanish): exquisite; delicious
Definitions
- exquisite; delicious
Ancestry of “exquisito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exquīsītus | sought out, searched for, hunted up, ascertained, having been sought out |
| 2 | Latin | exquiro | I seek out, search for or hunt up; I inquire into |
| 3 | Latin | quaerō | to seek, look for |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |