Where does “acrimoniousness” come from?
acrimoniousness (English) comes from English acrimonious, from English acrimony, from Middle French acrimonie, from Latin acrimonia, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
acrimoniousness (English): The quality of being acrimonious
Definitions
- The quality of being acrimonious
Ancestry of “acrimoniousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acrimonious | Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to... |
| 2 | English | acrimony | A sharp and bitter hatred |
| 3 | Middle French | acrimonie | — |
| 4 | Latin | acrimonia | sharpness, pungency; acrimony, austerity |
| 5 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 6 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |