myEtymology.com: French etymology of question

Etymology of the French word question

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 -tion

derived from the Latin suffix -ion

derived 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)

English question, Romanian chestiune

Italian questione, Spanish question

Word found in Old French