Etymology of the English word research
the English word
researchderived from the English word
searchderived from the Old French word
cerchierderived from the Latin word
circare (traverse; go about; wander through)
derived from the Latin word
circaderived from the Latin word
circus (race course; circus in Rome, celebration of games)
derived from the Greek word
kirkosderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kirk-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
circum (around)
using the English prefix
re-derived from the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Obsolete French word
recerchederived from the French word
recercherusing the Old French prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
cerchierderived from the Latin word
circare (traverse; go about; wander through)
derived from the Latin word
circaderived from the Latin word
circus (race course; circus in Rome, celebration of games)
derived from the Greek word
kirkosderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kirk-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
circum (around)
Date
The earliest known usage of research in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
bioresearchUsage
Word found in Modern English
