- query (v.)
- 1530s, quaere, from Latin quaere "ask," imperative of quaerere "to seek, look for; strive, endeavor, strive to gain; ask, require, demand;" figuratively "seek mentally, seek to learn, make inquiry," probably ultimately from PIE *kwo-, root forming the stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (see who). Spelling altered c.1600 by influence of inquiry. Related: Queried; querying.
- query (n.)
- "a question," 1630s, from query (v.).