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Where does “querer” come from?

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

querer (Spanish): to desire, to want, to want to; to love; to be...

Definitions

  1. to desire, to want, to want to; to love; to be...

Ancestry of “querer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
2LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
3Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “querer”

  • querida
  • querencia
  • querencia
  • malquerer
  • cualquier
  • cualquiera
  • querida
  • kerida
  • kerida
  • kier
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