myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of quaestus

Etymology of the Latin word quaestus

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)

Italian questuare, Italian chiesto, Portuguese questa, Spanish cuesta, Spanish cuestación