acquire

acquire
\ \ [15] The original source of acquire, Latin acquīrere, meant literally ‘get something extra’. It was formed from the verb quaereretry to get or obtain’ (from which English gets query, the derivatives enquire and require, and, via the past participial stem, quest and question) plus the prefix ad-, conveying the idea of being additional. English borrowed the word via Old French acquerre, and it was originally spelled acquere, but around 1600 the spelling was changed to acquire, supposedly to bring it more into conformity with its Latin source.
\ \ Cf.QUERY, QUEST, QUESTION

Word origins - 2ed. . 2005.

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