rogo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-1) to ask, enquire
2. (conjugation-1) to request
3. (conjugation-1) to beg, solicit, pray to (someone) for (something) (with two accusatives)

Concepts

ask for

ask

request

Synonyms

quaero

🔍

exigo

peto

postulo

Translations

demander

sormak

domandare

perguntar

preguntar

chiedere

vragen

pirsîn

interrogar

ρωτώ

preguntar

questionner

❓

ersuchen

bitten

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈrɔ.ɡoː]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵós (“stretching”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to stretch out”), with semantic shift "stretch out" > "stretch one's words (to someone)" > "ask", and thus a doublet of regō. Alternatively, from procō and a doublet of precor and procus.