enquiry

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enquiry

/ɪnˈkwaɪə.ɹi/ UK
/ɛnˈk-/ UK

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From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). The alternative form inquiry was subsequently respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.

noun enquiries · inquiry

British, countable, uncountable British form of inquiry scientific enquiry

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@misc{enquiry_2026,
  title = {enquiry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enquiry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}