request
English
/ɹɪˈkwɛst/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To ask for (something).
- (transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English request derived from Old French requeste derived from Latin *requaesita, requīsīta.
Origin
Latin
requīsīta
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- multirequest English
- requestable English
- requestee English
- requester English
- requestive English
- requestman English
- requestor English
- requestress English
- subrequest English
- *requaesita Latin
- requīsīta Latin
- リクエスト Japanese
- quest Middle English
- request Middle English
- requeste Old French