Etymograph

English

inquirable

Inquirable comes from Middle English enquirable.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enquirable
  2. Englishtodayinquirable

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enquirable
  2. Englishtodayinquirable

Formed from inquire + -able

Latin quaerō ‘to seek, look for’

Latin inquīrō ‘to seek for’

English inquire

Today it means

adj Capable of being inquired into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest.

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

Etymograph / Middle English enquirable / inquirable