English
interrogatory
Interrogatory comes from Late Latin; the Late Latin form is not named.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEform not named
- Englishearliest quotation 1763-1783interrogatory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEform not named
- Englishearliest quotation 1763-1783interrogatory
Earliest quotation: 1763-1783, Catharine Macaulay: “Sidney interposed with an interrogatory concerning the legality of…”
Formed from interrogate + -ory ‘pertaining to’
Latin interrogō ‘to inquire, interrogate’
Latin interrogātus ‘asked, questioned, inquired, interrogated,…’
English interrogate
Today it means
noun A formal question or set of questions submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / interrogatory