requirement

Words with a similar base: requirement

'requirement'

[requirement.n.01] as in: required activity

Examples:
the requirements of his work affected his health
there were many demands on his time

'requirement'

[necessity.n.02] as in: anything indispensable

Examples:
food and shelter are necessities of life
the essentials of the good life
allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained

'requirement'

[prerequisite.n.01] as in: something that is required in advance

Examples:
Latin was a prerequisite for admission

Origins

					requirement (English)
├── -ment (English)
│   └── -amentum (Latin)
└── require (English)
    └── requerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        ├── querre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        │   ├── quaerere (Latin)
        │   └── quaero (Latin)
        └── re- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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