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quaerere
Latin · ancient
"to seek"
to seek
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questa
Vulgar Latin · medieval
"a searching, a seeking"
a searching, a seeking, from quaerere
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queste
Old French · medieval
"a search or a knightly adventure"
carried into French for a search or a knightly adventure
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quest
English · 1300s
"a long search for something important or difficult to find"
settled as the English word for a long search for something important
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