Where does “akravida” come from?
akravida (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto akra, from Italian acre, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
akravida (Esperanto): sharp-eyed; perceptive, perspicacious
Definitions
- sharp-eyed; perceptive, perspicacious
Ancestry of “akravida”, step by step
akravida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto akra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | akra | sharp; acute, keen; acute |
| 2 | Italian | acre | sharp, sour; harsh |
| 3 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 4 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via Esperanto vido
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vido | vision, sight; view, viewpoint |
| 2 | Esperanto | vidi | to see |
| 3 | French | voir | to see; please |
| 4 | Middle French | veoir | to see |
| 5 | Old French | vëoir | Alternative form of veoir; to see |
| 6 | Old French | vedeir | Alternative form of veoir |
| 7 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |