Requests
/rɪˈkwɛsts/noun
Plural of request: an act of asking for something politely or formally.
Did you know?Request entered English through Old French and ultimately comes from Latin re- + quaerere, meaning “to seek again,” so even a polite ask carries the ancient idea of hunting something down.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷer-
“to seek, ask, or desire”
Latin
Latin
quaerere
“to seek, ask for, or obtain”
Late Latin
Latin
re-quaerere
“to seek again; to ask back”
Old French
Old French
requeste
“a request, petition, or demand”
Middle English
English
request
“a formal asking or petition”
Modern English
English
requests
“plural of request; acts of asking politely or formally”