Where does “acerate” come from?

acerate (English) comes from English aceric, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

acerate (English): A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable...

Definitions

  1. A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable...

Ancestry of “acerate”, step by step

acerate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aceric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacericPertaining to, or obtained from, the maple
2Latinācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent
3Latinsaccharumsugar
4Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
5Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
6Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via French acéré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacéréhardened with steel
2Frenchacérerto sharpen (a point)
3Old Frenchaserrer—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →