English
acquisite
Acquisite comes from Latin acquisītus ‘gained, acquired’, and goes back to quaerō ‘to seek’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquaerō‘to seek’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquīrōas acquirere‘to acquire or obtain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquisītus‘gained, acquired’
- Englishtodayacquisite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquaerō‘to seek’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquīrōas acquirere‘to acquire or obtain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquisītus‘gained, acquired’
- Englishtodayacquisite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- ‘to acquire’
through Proto-Italic *kʷaizō
conquest, questionnaire, 10 more
through Latin quaerō ‘to seek’
quest, inquiry, conquer, query, enquiry, inquire, exquisite, inquisition, requisite, inquisitor, 12 more
Today it means
adj acquired
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin quaerō / acquisite