Where does “acescent” come from?
acescent (English) comes from Latin acescens, from Latin acescere, from Latin acere, from Latin aceo, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
acescent (English): Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid;...
Definitions
- Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid;...
Ancestry of “acescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | acescens | souring |
| 2 | Latin | acescere | present active infinitive of acēscō |
| 3 | Latin | acere | present active infinitive of aceō; ablative... |
| 4 | Latin | aceo | I am sour; I am disagreeable |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |