quir
Latinseek, obtain, acquire
About This Root
From Latin quaerere (to seek, obtain), appearing in compound verbs as -quīrere. Focuses on the 'obtaining' side of seeking: acquire (get for oneself), require (seek back, demand), inquire (seek into), requisite (something sought as necessary). The -quis- variant appears in inquisition and acquisitive.
Associated Words · 8
require
to need; to demand as necessary
acquire
To obtain or gain something through effort; to come to possess
inquiry
A request for information; a systematic investigation into a matter
requisite
Something necessary or indispensable; essential, required
enquiry
A question or request for information; a formal investigation
acquisitive
Strongly eager to acquire possessions or knowledge; greedy
disquisition
A long, formal analysis or discussion of a topic; a treatise
acquired
Developed after birth through experience, not innate