Etymology

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Today it means: Interrogatory, proceeding by means of questions. Full definition →

New Latin erōtēmaticus ← Koine Greek ἐρωτηματικός
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  1. Koine Greek · derived fromἐρωτηματικός“interrogative; relating to questions”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromerōtēmaticus
  3. English todayerotematic

Borrowed from New Latin erōtēmaticus, from Koine Greek ἐρωτηματικός (erōtēmatikós, “interrogative; relating to questions”), from ἐρώτημα (erṓtēma, “question”) + -ικός (-ikós). Equivalent to obsolete erotema (“question”) + -tic.

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