quest
English
/kwɛst/
noun
Definitions
- A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
- The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
- (obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
- (obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
- (obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quest derived from queste derived from Old French queste (search, acquisition, hunt) derived from Latin quaesta (tribute, inquiry, search, tax).
Origin
Latin
quaesta
Gloss
tribute, inquiry, search, tax
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
税, 租
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- line English
- man English
- monger English
- quester English
- questful English
- questless English
- questlessness English
- questlike English
- questline English
- questman English
- questmonger English
- questward English
- side English
- sidequest English
- subquest English
- quaesta Latin
- quêter French
- quêteur French
- quêteux French
- クエスト Japanese
- enquest Middle English
- quest Middle English
- queste Middle English
- questes Middle English
- questioun Middle English
- request Middle English
- queste Old French
- quester Old French
- cwest Welsh
- queste Middle French
- coiste Middle Irish
- queste xno