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DictionaryRoot: rogare
Latin

rogare

ask, request, or propose

Forms

  • rogare
  • rogat- — The form used for completed action.

Origin

An inherited Latin verb whose exact deeper history is uncertain.

Note

A formal request could become a proposal put to a public body.

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Latina investigator listens and asks follow-up with notebook.
noun

interrogator

in-TAIR-uh-gay-ter/ɪnˈterəɡeɪtər/

A person who questions someone closely or formally.

Etymology
interLatinbetween, among
+rogatLatinask, request, or propose
+orLatina person or thing that acts

The questioning root plus the agent ending identifies the person doing the asking. The selected formal sense reflects the underlying Latin verb’s use for judicial questioning and cross-examination.

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