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Stage 1 of 4
manus
Latin · ancient
"hand"
hand, combined with dare (to give) to form mandare (to entrust formally)
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Stage 2 of 4
demandare
Late Latin · medieval
"to hand over formally"
to hand over formally, to entrust, from de- and mandare
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Stage 3 of 4
demander
Old French · medieval
"to ask for something firmly"
carried into French for asking for something firmly
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Stage 4 of 4
demand
English · 1300s
"to ask for something firmly and urgently"
settled as the English word for asking for something firmly and urgently
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