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Where does “acidly” come from?

Acidly derives from English acid plus the adverb suffix -ly, with acid coming from French acide, from Latin acidus meaning sour, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- meaning sharp or sour.

acidly (English): sourly; tartly

Definitions

  1. sourly; tartly

Ancestry of “acidly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacidSour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having...
2Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
3Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
4Latinaceō—
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →