Where does “agridulse” come from?
agridulse (Cebuano) comes from Spanish agridulce, from Spanish agrio, from Spanish agro, from Old Spanish agro, from Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
agridulse (Cebuano): calamondin (Citrus × microcarpa, syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis)
Definitions
- calamondin (Citrus × microcarpa, syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis)
Ancestry of “agridulse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | agridulce | sweet and sour |
| 2 | Spanish | agrio | sour; tangy; bitter |
| 3 | Spanish | agro | field; Obsolete form of agrio |
| 4 | Old Spanish | agro | sour |
| 5 | Latin | acrus | sour |
| 6 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 7 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |