enquiry

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Etymology

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From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (in, at, on; into) + quaerō (I seek, look for), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (to acquire). The alternative form inquiry was subsequently respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.

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Noun

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enquiry (countable and uncountable, plural enquiries)

  1. British form of inquiry
    scientific enquiry
    An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (title of book by David Hume)

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