where did it originate?
2006-11-24 16:55:04 · 3 answers · asked by jnr4 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
question (n.)
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. questiun, O.Fr. question "legal inquest," from L. quæstionem (nom. quæstio) "a seeking, inquiry," from root of quærere (pp. quæsitus) "ask, seek." The verb is first recorded 1470, from O.Fr. questionner (13c.). Question mark is from 1869, earlier question stop (1862). Depreciatory sense of questionable is attested from 1806.
2006-11-24 17:11:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jake 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It came from the Latin word, quaest, which was a legal word that means to seek.
Question was the noun form, and originally applied only when you pulled suspects in for "questioning" but the meaning eventually grew to be much larger than that. It is thought to have originated duyring the Holy Roman Empire around 1250 B.C. when the legal proceedings of the goverment were all carried out in Latin.
Hope that helps.
2006-11-24 18:49:36 · answer #2 · answered by Big Blair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like most words, Somebody started to use it and it stuck.
2006-11-24 17:02:23 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Red 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋