LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

acquaerere

*acquaerere

Meaning

  1. Proto Gallo Romancereconstructionobtain

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinacquaerere

Latin quaerere Latin *acquaerere From ad- + quaerere. Compare the Classical equivalent acquīrere.

Descendants
  • Occitanaquerirfrom Old Occitan aquerre
  • Old Catalanaquerre
  • Old Catalanadquerir
  • Old Frenchaquerre, acquerir

In English words that came into English from acquaerere

  • acquest*acquaerere

Quick answers

What does acquaerere mean in Latin?
acquaerere, a verb, means “obtain”.
Where does acquaerere come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin acquaerere.