adquirir
/adkiˈɾiɾ/ · B2 · verb
to buy
🛒 ad- (toward) + quirir (seek) = to seek toward yourself, acquire
From Latin acquirere: ad (to) + quaerere (to seek). Spanish adquirir keeps the 'seek' root, like English 'inquire' and 'query'. What you seek and bring to yourself, you acquire or buy.