Etymology of the English word conquer
the English word
conquerderived from the Old French word
conquerrederived from the Latin word
conquaerere (seek out; hunt, rake up)
derived from the Latin word
conquirere (seek out; hunt, rake up)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of conquer in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
conquered,
conqueringCognates
French
conquérir, Italian
conquidere, Spanish
conquerirUsage
Word found in Modern English
