Etymology of the English word requisite
the English word
requisitederived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of requisite in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
corequisite,
prerequisiteCognates
Dutch
rekwisiet, French
requis, German
Requisiten, Norwegian
rekvisita, Swedish
rekvisitaUsage
Word found in Modern English
