Requesting
/rɪˈkwɛstɪŋ/noun
Making a polite or formal ask for something.
Did you know?Request comes from Latin requirere, built from re- (“back”) + quaerere (“to seek”), so its oldest sense is closer to “seek again” than “ask politely.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷes-
“to seek, ask, or desire”
Latin
Latin
requirere
“to seek again, look for, demand, require”
Old French
Old French
requeste
“a petition, plea, or formal demand”
Middle English
English
requesten
“to ask for, beg, or petition”
Modern English
English
requesting
“making a polite or formal ask for something”