English
acquisition
Acquisition comes from Latin acquīrō ‘to acquire or obtain’, and goes back to quaerō ‘to seek’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquaerō‘to seek’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquīrō‘to acquire or obtain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquisītiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acquisicion
- Englishtodayacquisition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquaerō‘to seek’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquīrō‘to acquire or obtain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacquisītiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acquisicion
- Englishtodayacquisition
Formed from acquire + -ition
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, requisite, inquisition, inquisitor, 12 more
Today it means
noun The act or process of acquiring.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin quaerō / acquisition