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quaerere
Latin · ancient
"to seek"
to seek, combined with com- (thoroughly)
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conquirere
Latin · ancient
"to search for thoroughly, to win"
to search for thoroughly, to win, from com- and quaerere
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conqueste
Old French · medieval
"the act of winning territory through force"
carried into French for the act of winning territory through force
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conquest
English · 1200s
"the act of taking control of a place or people by force"
settled as the English word for the act of taking control of a place by force
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