Request
/rɪˈkwɛst/noun
A polite or formal asking for something.
Did you know?Request comes from Latin *re-* (“back, again”) + *quaerere* (“to seek, ask, search”), the same root behind *inquire*, *query*, and *question*—so every request carries the energy of a hunt.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷes- / *kʷer-
“to ask, seek, or desire”
Classical Latin
Latin
requirere
“to seek again, look for, ask for”
Late Latin
Latin
requesta
“a thing asked for; a petition”
Old French
Old French
requeste
“a petition, demand, or formal asking”
Middle English
English
request
“a petition or act of asking for something politely”
Modern English
English
request
“a polite or formal asking for something”