Where does “exacerbatory” come from?
exacerbatory (English) comes from English exacerbate, from Latin exacerbatus, from Latin exacerbo, from Latin acerbō, from Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
exacerbatory (English): serving to exacerbate
Definitions
- serving to exacerbate
Ancestry of “exacerbatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exacerbate | To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.) |
| 2 | Latin | exacerbatus | exasperated |
| 3 | Latin | exacerbo | I exasperate, irritate, provoke; I aggravate |
| 4 | Latin | acerbō | to make harsh or bitter, embitter |
| 5 | Latin | acerbus | harsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet... |
| 6 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 7 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |