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)
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)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
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
