Where does “agre” come from?

agre (Catalan) comes from Latin ager, from Proto-Italic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

agre (Catalan): bitter; sour

Definitions

  1. bitter; sour

Ancestry of “agre”, step by step

agre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagerfield, farm; land, estate, park; territory
2Proto-Italicagrosfield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Late Latin ācrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinācrus—

Words derived from “agre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Italic agros →Every word from Latin ager →