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quaerere
Latin · ancient
"to seek"
to seek, combined with re- (again)
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requirere
Latin · ancient
"to seek again, to ask for"
to seek again, to ask for, from re- and quaerere
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Stage 3 of 4
requeste
Old French · medieval
"a formal asking for something"
carried into French for a formal asking for something
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Stage 4 of 4
request
English · 1300s
"a polite or formal asking for something"
settled as the English word for a polite or formal asking for something
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