Etymology of the English word questionnaire
the English word
questionnairederived from the French word
questionnairederived from the Old French word
questionnerderived from the Old French word
question (question)
derived from the Latin word
quaestion (question)
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 suffix
-tionderived from the Latin suffix
-ionderived from the Latin suffix
-tus (past participle suffix)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
quaestio (questioning, inquiry; investigation)
derived from the Latin word
quaestus (gain, profit)
derived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of questionnaire in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
