questionnaire

noun, verb — 2 senses

questionnaire

noun

UK /ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/ · CA, US /ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛɹ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin quaerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin quaestiōder. Latin quaestiōnō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin quaestiōnāriusbor. French questionnairebor. English questionnaire Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“to question”) (English query).

1

A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.

  • carry out a questionnaire
  • fill out a questionnaire
1 more example
  • In considering their post-war designs some of the British and American railways have adopted the course of taking a cross section of the requirements of the travelling public by distributing questionnaires dealing with details of seating, lighting, catering, and other features making for comfortable journeys.1946 January and February, “Post-War Passenger Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 2:
Derived terms
equestionnaire, heteroquestionnaire, opinionaire, opinionnaire, postquestionnaire, prequestionnaire
Related terms
question

questionnaire

verb
Etymology

Etymology tree Latin quaerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin quaestiōder. Latin quaestiōnō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin quaestiōnāriusbor. French questionnairebor. English questionnaire Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“to question”) (English query).

1

To survey using questionnaires.

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