interrogar

/interoˈɡaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to interrogate

🔦❓ inter + rogare: Latin for to ask between, over and over

From Latin interrogare: inter (between) + rogare (to ask). Same root as English interrogate and prerogative. The rolled rr in the middle of interrogar is like a question that keeps coming back.

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