enquiry

== English == === Alternative forms === inquiry === Etymology === From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“I 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. === Pronunciation === (British) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ɹi/, /ɛnˈk-/ Rhymes: -aɪəɹi === Noun === enquiry (countable and uncountable, plural enquiries) British form of inquiry. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (title of book by David Hume) ==== Usage notes ==== See the usage notes in the entry "inquiry". ==== Derived terms ==== domestic enquiry === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “enquiry”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.