verb/pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/
to ask; to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder
“Me preguntó por su hija.” — He asked me about his daughter.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós)bor. Latin contus ? Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk-der. Proto-Italic *konkitos Latindenom.? Latin cū̆nctor ? Latin percontor Proto-Indo-European *-ḗy Proto-Italic *-ēi(s) Latin -ēs Latin -īder. Latin -ārī Latin percontārī Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre Old Spanish preguntar Spanish preguntar Inherited from Old Spanish preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, alteration of La