English → Latin
“requisite” in Latin
necessāriusunavoidable, inevitable; indispensable, requisite; necessaryrequīrōto look after, seek or search for; seek to know, ask or inquire after; to ask for, request; to need or missdēsīderōto want, desire, wish for, long for; to miss, lack, need; to lose
The English word requisite itself goes back to Latin quaerō, through requīsītus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
requisite
necessarius: quod requiritur, desideratur in aliqua re: quod abesse nequit. To be requisite, requiri: desiderari: opus esse. Vid: also, NECESSARY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for requisite?
- The usual Latin words for “requisite” are necessārius, requīrō, dēsīderō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.