Where does “alegar” come from?
alegar (English) comes from French aigre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
alegar (English): vinegar produced from fermented ale
Definitions
- vinegar produced from fermented ale
Ancestry of “alegar”, step by step
alegar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French aigre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aigre | sharp, sour, acid |
| 2 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 4 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 5 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via English ale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ale | A beer made without hops; A beer produced by... |
| 2 | Italian | alé | let's go!, come on! |
| 3 | French | allez | second-person plural present indicative of aller;... |
| 4 | French | aller | to go |
| 5 | Latin | īre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |