Etymograph

English

erotetic

Erotetic comes from Ancient Greek ἐρωτητικός.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐρωτητικόςerōtētikós
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1988erotetic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐρωτητικόςerōtētikós
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1988erotetic

Earliest quotation: 1988, Charles J. B. Macmillan, James W. Garrison: “How does erotetic logic help us see what is…”

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to questioning.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐρωτητικός / erotetic