request

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kʷeh₂-“to acquire”
2. Proto-Italic · derived from*kʷaizeō
3. Latin · derived fromrequīsīta
4. Vulgar Latin · derived from*requaesita
5. Old French · derived fromrequeste
6. Middle English · inherited fromrequest
7. English todayrequest

From Middle English request, from Old French requeste (French requête), from Vulgar Latin *requaesita, from Latin requīsīta, feminine of requīsītus (“requested, demanded”), past participle of requīrō (“require, ask”), composed of re- + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Compare to French requérir.

Words from the same roots