Etymology of the English word request
the English word
requestderived from the Old French word
requestederived from the Latin word
requisitusderived from the Latin word
requirere (require, seek, ask for)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
requaererederived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin root
*res requaesitaderived from the Latin word
requisitaderived from the Latin word
requirere (require, seek, ask for)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
Date
The earliest known usage of request in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
requested,
requestingUsage
Word found in Modern English
