Etymology of the English word require
the English word
requirederived from the Old French word
requerrederived 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 Old French word
requerederived 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 require in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
requirement,
required,
requiringUsage
Word found in Modern English
