keth

root. enquire of, question, examine something

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.

Changes

• KES → KEÞ ✧ PE17/156

Derivatives

• Q. ces- “to search, examine (in order to find something)” ✧ PE17/156
• Q. cesta- “to seek, search for” ✧ PE17/156
• Q. cesta- “to ask”
• ᴹQ. kesta- “to ask”
• ᴺQ. cetta- “to witness”
• ᴺS. cesta- “to seek, search for, look for”
• ᴺS. ceth- “to examine, search, interrogate”

Element in

• Q. cesya- “to cause interest, interest (oneself), (lit.) to cause one to enquire”
• ᴺS. cethia- “to cause interest, to interest (oneself)”

Variations

• KEÞ ✧ PE17/156
• KES ✧ PE17/156 (KES)