postulō

po--stulō, postul--ō lat. eigtl. 'frage'

From poscō (“beg, demand, request, desire”) From Proto-Italic from Proto-Indo-European

Von poscō „betteln, fordern, bitten, begehren“. Aus uital. *porskō, aus uig. *pr̥(ḱ)sḱéti (*pr̥(ḱ)sḱéti.) von *preḱ- „fragen“ +‎ *-sḱéti, mit Vereinfachung des Konsonantenclusters.

Verb

*pr̥sḱéti (Imperfektiv)[1]

immer wieder fragen, hinterfragen

From *preḱ- (“to ask”) +‎ *-sḱéti, with simplification of the consonant cluster.

Verb

*pr̥sḱéti (imperfective)

1. to keep asking, to question

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpos.tu.loː/, [ˈpɔs̠t̪ʊɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpos.tu.lo/, [ˈpɔst̪ulo]

Verb

postulō (present infinitive postulāre, perfect active postulāvī, supine postulātum); first conjugation

1. to demand, ask, request, desire [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: petō, poscō

2. to pretend, claim
3. to prosecute, accuse, impeach, sue
4. (of things) to contain, measure
5. (of things) to need, require, call for, demand