English word demand comes from Latin mando, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) demander (To ask.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mando | Latin (lat) | I order, command. I commission. I commit, consign. I confide. I entrust. I put in hand; deliver over. I put in writing. I send word to. |
| demandare | Latin (lat) | |
| demander | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To ask. |
| demand | English (en) | (legal) To issue a summons to court.. To ask forcefully for information.. To claim a right to something.. To request forcefully.. To require of someone. (economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.. (electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short [...] |