Where does “requestman” come from?

requestman (English) comes from English request, from Middle English request, from Old French requeste, from Vulgar Latin requaesita, from Latin requīsīta, from Latin requīrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

requestman (English): One who submits a formal request

Definitions

  1. One who submits a formal request

Ancestry of “requestman”, step by step

requestman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English request

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
6Latinrequīrōto look after, seek or search for; seek to know, ask or inquire after
7Latinrĕ-back, backwards
8Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
9Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
10Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós