Where does “agredolç” come from?

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

agredolç (Catalan): bittersweet

Definitions

  1. bittersweet

Ancestry of “agredolç”, step by step

agredolç traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan agre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanagrebitter; sour
2Latinagerfield, farm; land, estate, park; territory
3Proto-Italicagrosfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Catalan dolç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandolçsweet
2Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Italic agros →Every word from Latin ager →