Where does “acida” come from?
acida (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto acido, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
acida (Esperanto): acidic, sour
Ancestry of “acida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | acido | acid |
| 2 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 3 | Latin | aceō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “acida”