Etymology of the English word inquest
the English word
inquestderived from the Old French word
enquestederived from the Latin root
*inquaesitaderived from the Latin word
inquisitaderived from the Latin word
inquirere (examine, investigate, scrutinize)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the French word
inquestderived from the Medieval Latin word
inquestaderived from the Classical Latin word
quaesitus (special, sought out, looked for)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
derived from the Latin word
inquirere (examine, investigate, scrutinize)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
derived from the Latin word
in-Date
The earliest known usage of inquest in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
