myEtymology.com: French etymology of inquisitor

Etymology of the French word inquisitor

the French word inquisitor

derived from the Latin word inquisitor (investigator, researcher; who inquires)

derived from the Latin word inquisitus

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-

derived from the Latin word inquisitum

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-