Etymology of the English word acquire
the English word
acquirederived from the Old French word
acquirederived from the Classical Latin word
acquirere (acquire)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
derived from the Old French word
aquerrederived from the Classical Latin word
acquirere (acquire)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
derived from the Old French word
acquerrederived from the Classical Latin word
acquirere (acquire)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
Date
The earliest known usage of acquire in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
acquiree,
acquirement,
acquired,
acquiringCognates
French
acquérir, German
akquirieren, Latin
acquirereUsage
Word found in Modern English
