English
inquisitrix
Inquisitrix comes from Latin inquīsītrīx.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinquīsītrīx
- Englishtodayinquisitrix
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinquīsītrīx
- Englishtodayinquisitrix
Formed from inquisitor + -trix
Latin quaerō ‘seek, look for’
Latin inquīrō ‘inquire, investigate’
Latin inquīsītor ‘inquisitor, tracker, detective, spy’
Old French inquisiteur
English inquisitor
Every English word from Latin inquīsītrīx
Today it means
noun A female inquisitor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin inquīsītrīx / inquisitrix