Where does “aquest” come from?

aquest (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *acquaerere, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

aquest (Old French): gain

Definitions

  1. gain

Ancestry of “aquest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*acquaerere—
2Latinquaerōto seek, look for
3Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “aquest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaerō →