Where does “resqueste” come from?
resqueste (Middle French) comes from Old French requeste, from Vulgar Latin requaesita, from Latin requīsīta, from Latin requīrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
resqueste (Middle French): request
Definitions
- request
Ancestry of “resqueste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | requeste | request; demand |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | requaesita | — |
| 3 | Latin | requīsīta | — |
| 4 | Latin | requīrō | to look after, seek or search for; seek to know, ask or inquire after |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |