Where does “acinose” come from?

acinose (English) comes from Latin acinosus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acinose (English): Consisting of acini, or minute granular...

Definitions

  1. Consisting of acini, or minute granular...

Ancestry of “acinose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacinosuslike or similar to grapes
2Latinacinusa berry, especially the grape; the seed of a...
3Latinaciessharp edge or point; battle line; battle,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Latin acies →Every word from Latin acinus →