Showing curiosity or a desire to learn more by asking questions; inquisitive.
From Old French 'enquerre' meaning 'to seek or ask,' which came from Latin 'inquirere' (in- + quaerere, 'to seek'). The present participle form '-ing' gives it its active, ongoing quality.
The root 'quaere' meant 'to shake or agitate' in ancient Latin—so originally asking a question meant you were mentally shaking things up! This perfectly captures how curiosity disturbs our comfortable assumptions.
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