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
- annoyance, annoying thing, irritant
Ancestry of “agacaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | agaci | aggravate, annoy, irritate; set on edge |
| 2 | French | agacer | to irritate; to tease |
| 3 | Old French | aacier | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | adacidare | — |
| 5 | Latin | acidare | — |