Where does “acharnement” come from?
acharnement (English) comes from French acharnement, from French acharner, from Old French charn, from Latin carnem, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
acharnement (English): Savage fierceness; ferocity
Definitions
- Savage fierceness; ferocity
Ancestry of “acharnement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | acharnement | fury; stubbornness; ruthlessness |
| 2 | French | acharner | to incite; to sic; to hound, to fiercely attack;... |
| 3 | Old French | charn | Alternative form of char |
| 4 | Latin | carnem | accusative singular of carō |
| 5 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |