English
interrogation
Interrogation comes from Latin interrogātiō ‘a questioning, inquiry, examination,…’, from rogō ‘to ask’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to stretch out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to stretch out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃roǵós‘stretching’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘to ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterrogō‘to ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterrogātiō‘a questioning, inquiry, examination, interrogation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400interrogacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500interrogacion
- Englishearliest quotation 1936interrogation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to stretch out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃roǵós‘stretching’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘to ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterrogō‘to ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterrogātiō‘a questioning, inquiry, examination, interrogation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400interrogacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500interrogacion
- Englishearliest quotation 1936interrogation
Earliest quotation: 1936, Thomas Stearns Eliot, [Unfinished Poems.] Coriolan. I. Triumphal March.: “There is no interrogation in his eyes / Or…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to stretch out’
right, real, director, source, regular, rule, address, direct, rich, dress, region, royal, correct, rank, regime, radar, roy, arrangement, rack, ana, rex, arrange, regulate, raj, rake, erect, rector, resurrection, regent, regency, regal, anorexia, rectify, rani, rectum, rajah, insurrection, rhesus, régime, dirge, 105 more
through Latin rogō ‘to ask’
rogue, arrogant, arrogance, derogatory, prerogative, derogation, 14 more
Today it means
noun The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / interrogation