Where does “vinegarishness” come from?

vinegarishness (English) comes from English vinegarish, from English vinegar, from Middle English vynegre, from Old French vinaigre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

vinegarishness (English): The state or condition of being vinegarish

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being vinegarish

Ancestry of “vinegarishness”, step by step

vinegarishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vinegarish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvinegarishTasting somewhat like vinegar; acerbic, bitter
2EnglishvinegarA sour liquid formed by the fermentation of...
3Middle Englishvynegrevinegar, especially that made from wine
4Old Frenchvinaigrevinegar
5Old Frenchaigresour; acrid
6Vulgar Latinacrussour
7Latinācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent
8Latinsaccharumsugar
9Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
10Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
11Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH
12Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraHEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH