Etymology of the English word inquisitor
the English word
inquisitorderived from the French word
inquisitorderived from the Latin word
inquisitor (investigator, researcher; who inquires)
derived from the Latin word
inquisitusderived 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 Latin word
inquisitumderived 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-Derivations in English
inquisitressUsage
Word found in Modern English
