Where does “require” come from?
Require comes from Old French requerre, from Latin requirere, meaning "to seek again," derived from the Proto-Indo-European root wert- meaning "to turn."
require (English): To ask for something; to request; To demand, to...
Definitions
- To ask for something; to request; To demand, to...
Ancestry of “require”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | requerre | to ask; to demand, require; to search; to look... |
| 2 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |