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Where does “requester” come from?

Requester comes from English require, from Latin -arius and -are, through Old French -er and Chinese 兒.

requester (English): One who, or that which, makes a request

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, makes a request

Ancestry of “requester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrequestTo ask for; To ask to do something; Act of...
2Middle EnglishrequestA request or petition; a pleading or asking; What...
3Old Frenchrequesterequest; demand
4Vulgar Latinrequaesita—
5Latinrequīsīta—
6Latinrequīrō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “requester”

  • requestress
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