Where does “Querer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Querer”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeōEvery word from Latin quaero
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