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quaerere
Latin · ancient
"to seek"
to seek, combined with in- (into)
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inquirere
Latin · ancient
"to seek into, to investigate"
to seek into, to investigate, from in- and quaerere
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enqueste
Old French · medieval
"a formal investigation"
carried into French for a formal investigation
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inquest
English · 1200s
"a formal investigation, especially into the cause of a death"
settled as the English word for a formal investigation, especially into a death
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