Where does “agrume” come from?

agrume (French) comes from Italian agrume, from Medieval Latin acrumen, from Latin acer, from Proto-Italic akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

agrume (French): citrus

Definitions

  1. citrus

Ancestry of “agrume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianagrumecitrus
2Medieval Latinacrumen—
3Latinacersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute,...
4Proto-Italicakrissharp; sour-tasting
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “agrume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic akris →