Where does “querida” come from?

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

querida (Spanish): female equivalent of querido; dear, honey,...

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of querido; dear, honey,...

Ancestry of “querida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquererto desire, to want, to want to; to love; to be...
2Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “querida”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →