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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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Legal written question sheet beside lawyer's pen and case folder.
noun / adjective

interrogatory

in-tuh-RAH-guh-tree/ˌɪntɛrˈɑɡʌtˌɔri/

Having the purpose of asking for an answer.

Etymology
interLatinbetween, among
+rogatLatinask, request, or propose
+oryLatinconnected with an action or purpose

The asking root belonged to a Latin verb that included judicial questioning and cross-examination. An adjective meaning “consisting of questions” supplies the connection to a formal written question in a lawsuit.

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