Acquirement
/əˈkwaɪər.mənt/noun
The act of acquiring something, or something that has been acquired.
Did you know?Acquirement ultimately traces back to Latin quaerere, “to seek” or “to ask,” the same ancient root behind words tied to searching, questioning, and inquisition-like pursuit.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷes-
“to seek, ask, or inquire”
Latin
Latin
quaerere
“to seek, ask, or obtain by seeking”
Latin
Latin
acquirere
“to add to oneself; to gain by seeking”
Middle English
English
acquirement
“the act of acquiring; acquisition”
Modern English
English
acquirement
“the act of acquiring something, or something acquired”