Where does “acharnement” come from?
acharnement (French) comes from French acharner, from Old French charn, from Latin carnem, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
acharnement (French): fury; stubbornness; ruthlessness
Definitions
- fury; stubbornness; ruthlessness
Ancestry of “acharnement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | acharner | to incite; to sic; to hound, to fiercely attack;... |
| 2 | Old French | charn | Alternative form of char |
| 3 | Latin | carnem | accusative singular of carō |
| 4 | Latin | carō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “acharnement”