This 5-letter synonym of "question" comes from the Latin for "to ask" or "to seek"
[DOC] [TLE] Question | Define Question at Dictionary.com [PAR] 1250-1300; (noun) Middle English questio (u) n, questiun < Anglo-French 
questiun, Middle French question < Latin quaestin- (stem of quaesti), 
equivalent to... [DOC] [TLE] Requestion | Define Requestion at Dictionary.com [PAR] It was simply a question of time.