Where does “vinegarist” come from?
vinegarist (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
vinegarist (English): A manufacturer of vinegar
Definitions
- A manufacturer of vinegar
Ancestry of “vinegarist”, step by step
vinegarist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vinegar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vinegar | A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of... |
| 2 | Middle English | vynegre | vinegar, especially that made from wine |
| 3 | Old French | vinaigre | vinegar |
| 4 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |