percontation
noun
per·con·ta·tion
ˌpərˌkän‧ˈtāshən
plural -s
archaic
: an act or process of questioning : inquiry
Word History
Etymology
Latin percontation-, percontatio, from percontatus (past participle of percontari to inquire, literally, to sound with a punting pole, from per through, by means of, + contus pole, punting pole, from Greek kontos) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Greek kentein to prick