Required
/rɪˈkwaɪərd/noun
Needed or demanded as necessary, or formally asked for.
Did you know?The word descends from Latin requīrere, combining re- (“again”) with quaerere (“to seek”); the same root also produced “query” and “question.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷeys-
“To seek, search, or investigate”
Classical Latin
Latin
quaerere
“To seek, search for, ask, or inquire”
Classical Latin
Latin
requīrere
“To seek again, look for carefully, or demand”
Old French
Old French
requerre
“To request, demand, or require”
Middle English
Middle English
requeren
“To ask formally or need”
Modern English
English
require
“To need, demand, or make necessary”
Modern English
English
required
“Needed, demanded, or formally requested”