- question (n.)
- c.1300, from Anglo-French questiun, Old French question "legal inquest," from Latin quaestionem (nominative quaestio) "a seeking, a questioning, inquiry, examining, investigation," noun of action from past participle stem of quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)). Question mark is from 1849, sometimes also question stop (1862); figurative use is from 1869.
- question (v.)
- late 15c., from Old French questionner (13c.), from question (see question (n.)). Related: Questioned; questioning. Alternative questionize attested from 1847.