Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK). · A question mark. · A set of instructions passed to a database. · Ellipsis of query letter.
To ask a question. · To ask, inquire. · To question or call into doubt. · To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.
An anglicisation of quere, an obsolete variant form of Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”); perhaps suffixed with -y (“abstract noun”). Cognate with French quérir, Italian chiedere, Portuguese querer, Romanian cere, and Spanish querer. Compare question.
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This page abbreviates 2 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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