Eldamo : Primitive Elvish : KETH

√KETH root. “enquire of, question, examine something”

√KETH root. “enquire of, question, examine something”: ᴱ√SAKA “*search”; ᴱ√TUKU “*search, find”

This root appeared in 1964 etymological notes as KEÞ [KETH] glossed “enquire of, question, examine something”, with derivatives like Q. ces- “to search, examine (something)”, Q. cesta- “to seek, search for”, and Q. cesya- “to cause interest, (lit.) to cause one to enquire”; the root was initially given as (rejected) KES (PE17/156). Given the root meaning “question”, it is probably related to the earlier verb ᴹQ. kesta- “ask” appearing in Quendian & Common Eldarin Verbal Structure (PE22/97), Quenya Verbal System (PE22/118, 120-122) and Common Eldarin: Verb Structure (PE22/138-139) from the late 1940s and early 1950s.

References ✧ PE17/156

Glosses

“enquire of, question, examine something” ✧ PE17/156 (KEÞ)

Variations

KEÞ ✧ PE17/156
KES ✧ PE17/156

Changes

KES >> KEÞ “enquire of, question, examine something” ✧ PE17/156

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. kesta- “to ask”
- ⇒ 17 compounds
> ᴺQ. !cetta- “to witness”
> ᴺS. !cesta- “to seek, search for, look for”
- ⇒ ᴺS. !cestaed “curious, seeking, inquisitive”
  - ⇒ ᴺS. !cestaedas “curiosity”
> ᴺS. !ceth- “to examine, search, interrogate”
⇒ ᴺS. !cethia- “to cause interest, to interest (oneself)”
- ⇒ ᴺS. !cethiol “interesting”
  - ⇒ ᴺS. !úgethiol “boring, (lit.) not interesting”
> Q. ces- “to search, examine (in order to find something)” ✧ PE17/156
- ⇒ 4 compounds
> Q. cesta-¹ “to seek, search for” ✧ PE17/156
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !alacestaima “unsearchable”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !alacestima “unsearchable”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !mánacestië “intercession, (lit.) boon-seeking”
> Q. cesta-² “to ask”
- ⇒ 5 compounds
⇒ Q. cesya- “to cause interest, interest (oneself), (lit.) to cause one to enquire”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !cesula “inquisitive, curious”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !cesyalima “interesting”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !cesyarë “interest”
  - ⇒ ᴺQ. !cesyarëa “interesting”