Etymology of the Latin word inquirere
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 Latin
inquaerere,
inquisitus,
inquisita,
adinquirere,
inquisibilis,
inquisitum,
inquestaDerivations in other languages
English
inquire, Italian
inquirere, Portuguese
inquirir, Spanish
inquirirUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin
