Where does “requisite” come from?
requisite (Latin) comes from Latin requisitus, from Latin requiro, from English require, from Old French requerre, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
requisite (Latin): vocative masculine singular of requīsītus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of requīsītus
Ancestry of “requisite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | requisitus | required, needed |
| 2 | Latin | requiro | I require, seek, ask for, request, need or miss |
| 3 | English | require | To ask for something; to request; To demand, to... |
| 4 | Old French | requerre | to ask; to demand, require; to search; to look... |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |