Where does “aigrissement” come from?
aigrissement (French) comes from French aigrir, from French aigre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
aigrissement (French): souring
Definitions
- souring
Ancestry of “aigrissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aigrir | to make bitter, to embitter |
| 2 | French | aigre | sharp, sour, acid |
| 3 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 5 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 6 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |