Etymology

acquisitive

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Today it means: Acquired. Full definition →

Latin acquisītus
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  1. Latin · derived fromacquisītus“acquired, gained”
  2. English todayacquisitive

From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite + -ive.

Words from the same roots

Latinacquisītus all →

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