English word require comes from Latin quaerere, Latin re-, Old French (842-ca. 1400) querre (To seek; to search for.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| quaerere | Latin (lat) | |
| re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
| querre | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To seek; to search for. |
| re- | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Re- (again; once more). |
| requiro | Latin (lat) | I require, seek, ask for, request, need or miss. |
| requerre | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To ask. To attack. To demand, require. To search; to look for. |
| *requærere | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| require | English (en) | (obsolete) To ask (someone) for something; to request. [14th-17thc.]. Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. [from 15thc.]. To demand of (someone) to do something. [from 18thc.]. To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. [from 14thc.]. |