Latin

quaerō

‘to seek’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin quaerō.

23 English words in this record descend from Latin quaerō, most familiar first.

• quest ← queste ← quaesta
• acquisition ← acquisicion ← acquisītiō ← acquīrō
• inquiry ← enquery ← inquīrō
• conquest ← conqueste ← conquīsītus ← conquirō
• conquer ← conqueren ← conquerre ← conquaerere
• query ← quaere
• exquisite ← exquīsītus ← exquīrō
• questionnaire ← quaestiōnārius ← quaestiōnō ← quaestiō
• enquiry ← enquery ← inquīrō
• inquire ← inquīrō
• inquisition ← inquisicion ← inquisitio ← inquīrō
• requisite ← requīsītus ← requīrō

More words from quaerō

• inquisitor
• disquisition
• quaestor
• querent
• acquisite
• conquire
• exquire
• quaere
• querencia
• questionary
• quaesitum
• require
• request

Etymograph / Latin quaerō