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Where does “requête” come from?

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

requête (French): formal request; petition; query

Definitions

  1. formal request; petition; query

Ancestry of “requête”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrequesterequest; demand
2Old Frenchrequesterequest; demand
3Vulgar Latinrequaesita—
4Latinrequīsīta—
5Latinrequīrō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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