quaestio

English

noun

Definitions

(legal) In ancient Rome, a commission to inquire into a criminal matter given to a citizen (the quaesitor) who then reported to whoever appointed him.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quaestiō (inquiry, question, investigation, a seeking).

Origin

Latin

quaestiō

Gloss

inquiry, question, investigation, a seeking

Concept

Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

問

Emoji

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Cognates and derived terms

quaestiō Latin
question French
cuestión Spanish, Castilian
question Old French
cuestión Galician
questie Middle Dutch
ceist Old Irish
cuestión Asturian
chestione Sardinian