Where does “vinaigrette” come from?
vinaigrette (Finnish) comes from French vinaigrette, from French vinaigre, from Middle French vinaigre, from Old French vinaigre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
vinaigrette (Finnish): vinaigrette
Ancestry of “vinaigrette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vinaigrette | vinaigrette , French dressing; vinaigrette |
| 2 | French | vinaigre | vinegar; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Middle French | vinaigre | vinegar |
| 4 | Old French | vinaigre | vinegar |
| 5 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 7 | Latin | ācer | — |
| 8 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 10 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |