English
quaesitum
Quaesitum comes from Latin quaerō ‘to seek’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- ‘to acquire’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷeh₂-1‘to acquire’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷaizō1uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquaerō2‘to seek’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquaesitum2
- Englishtodayquaesitum2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin quaero, which cites LIV
- 2 Wiktionary, English quaesitum
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷeh₂-Wiktionary, Latin quaero, which cites LIV‘to acquire’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷaizōWiktionary, Latin quaero, which cites LIVuncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquaerōWiktionary, English quaesitum‘to seek’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquaesitumWiktionary, English quaesitum
- EnglishtodayquaesitumWiktionary, English quaesitum
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- ‘to acquire’
through Proto-Italic *kʷaizō
conquest, questionnaire, 9 more
through Latin quaerō ‘to seek’
inquiry, quest, acquisition, conquer, query, enquiry, inquire, exquisite, inquisition, requisite, inquisitor, 11 more
Today it means
noun Something sought or required.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “quaesitum”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin quaero. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- / quaesitum