Where does “exacerbation” come from?
Exacerbation comes from Latin exacerbāre, meaning to embitter or make worse, formed from ex- and acerbāre, based on acerbus meaning sour or harsh.
exacerbation (English): An increase in the severity of something
Definitions
- An increase in the severity of something
Ancestry of “exacerbation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exacerbationem | accusative singular of exacerbātiō |
| 2 | Latin | exacerbare | present active infinitive of exacerbō;... |
Words derived from “exacerbation”