Where does “Acre” come from?
Acre comes from French Acre, from Latin Akre, from Ancient Greek ἄκος, of unknown ultimate origin.
Acre (English): holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith
Definitions
- holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith
Ancestry of “Acre”, step by step
Acre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French âcre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | âcre | acrid, bitter; sour, bitter |
| 2 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 3 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via Middle English acre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | acre | — |
via Latin ācre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ācre | — |