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Where does “acreable” come from?

acreable (English) comes from English Acre, from French âcre, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

acreable (English): Of an acre; per acre

Definitions

  1. Of an acre; per acre

Ancestry of “acreable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAcre—
2Frenchâcreacrid, bitter; sour, bitter
3Latinācer—
4Latinsaccharumsugar
5Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
6Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
7Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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