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Where does “aigrir” come from?

aigrir (French) comes from French aigre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

aigrir (French): to make bitter, to embitter

Definitions

  1. to make bitter, to embitter

Ancestry of “aigrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaigresharp, sour, acid; shrill , biting
2Old Frenchaigresour; acrid
3Vulgar Latinacrussour
4Latinācer—
5Latinsaccharumsugar
6Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
7Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
8Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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