enquiry

Etymology

From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“I seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). The alternate form inquiry was subsequently respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.

noun

  1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A question.
  2. Search for truth, information or knowledge.
    scientific enquiry
    An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (title of book by David Hume)

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