Where does “requisite” come from?
requisite (Italian) comes from Italian requisire — to requisition, commandeer.
requisite (Italian): inflection of requisire: ## second-person plural...
Definitions
- inflection of requisire: ## second-person plural...
Ancestry of “requisite”, step by step
requisite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian requisire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | requisire | to requisition, commandeer |
via Italian requisito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | requisito | past participle of requisire; requisitioned;... |