Questor
/ˈkwɛs.tər/noun
An official who investigates, examines accounts, or acts as a financial administrator in some institutions.
Did you know?Questor comes from Latin quaestor, originally a public official tied to inquiry and investigation, from quaerere, meaning “to seek” or “to ask,” a root that also powers words like “query” and “inquest.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷer-
“to seek, ask, or desire”
Latin
Latin
quaerere
“to seek, ask, or inquire”
Latin
Latin
quaestor
“an official who investigated or managed public finances”
Middle English
English
questor
“an investigator or seeker; later a title for certain officials”
Modern English
English
questor
“an official, especially one concerned with accounts or investigation”