Etymology

requisite

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Today it means: Essential, indispensable, required. Full definition →

Latin requīsītus
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  1. Latin · derived fromrequīsītus
  2. English todayrequisite

From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

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