Where does “acerbate” come from?
acerbate (English) comes from Latin acerbātus, from Latin acerbō, from Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
acerbate (English): Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature;...
Definitions
- Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature;...
Ancestry of “acerbate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | acerbātus | made harsh or bitter, embittered, having been made bitter |
| 2 | Latin | acerbō | to make harsh or bitter, embitter |
| 3 | Latin | acerbus | harsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet... |
| 4 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 5 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |