Where does “exacerbescence” come from?
exacerbescence (English) comes from Latin exacerbescens, from Latin exacerbesco, from Latin exacerbo, from Latin acerbō, from Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
exacerbescence (English): increase of irritation or violence, particularly...
Definitions
- increase of irritation or violence, particularly...
Ancestry of “exacerbescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exacerbescens | |
| 2 | Latin | exacerbesco | I become exasperated, irritated, angry |
| 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 |