Where does “agacaĵo” come from?

agacaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto agaci, from French agacer, from Old French aacier, from Vulgar Latin adacidare, from Latin acidare.

agacaĵo (Esperanto): annoyance, annoying thing, irritant

Definitions

  1. annoyance, annoying thing, irritant

Ancestry of “agacaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoagaciaggravate, annoy, irritate; set on edge
2Frenchagacerto irritate; to tease
3Old Frenchaacier—
4Vulgar Latinadacidare—
5Latinacidare—
Every word from Latin acidare →Every word from Vulgar Latin adacidare →Every word from Old French aacier →