Where does “acrimony” come from?
Acrimony comes from Middle French acrimonie, from Latin acrimonia meaning sharpness or harshness, derived from Latin acer meaning sharp, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-.
acrimony (English): A sharp and bitter hatred
Definitions
- A sharp and bitter hatred
Ancestry of “acrimony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | acrimonie | — |
| 2 | Latin | acrimonia | sharpness, pungency; acrimony, austerity |
| 3 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 4 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |