Where does “acrid” come from?

Acrid comes from Latin acris, sharp or bitter, from Latin acer, sharp, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱrós, derived from the root h₂eḱ-, meaning to be sharp or keen.

acrid (English): Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste;...

Definitions

  1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste;...

Ancestry of “acrid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinācris
2Ancient Greekἀκρίςgrasshopper, locust, cricket

Words derived from “acrid

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀκρίςEvery word from Latin ācris