Etymology of the English word conquistador
the English word
conquistadorderived from the Spanish word
conquistadorderived 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)
derived from the Spanish word
conquistarderived from the Latin root
*conquisitarederived from the Latin word
conquisitus (select, chosen; sought out with great pains)
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 conquistador in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
