inquest的词源

英文词源

inquest

inquest: see enquire

inquest (n.)

late 13c., an-queste "legal or judicial inquiry," from Old French enqueste "inquiry," from Vulgar Latin *inquaestia (source also of Italian inchiesta), from fem. past participle of Vulgar Latin *inquirere "inquire" (see inquire).

中文词源

inquest：查问，审讯

来自inquire,查询，询问，-st,过去分词后缀。引申词义审讯。

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