Where does “vinaigre” come from?
vinaigre (French) comes from Middle French vinaigre, from Old French vinaigre, 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.
vinaigre (French): vinegar; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- vinegar; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “vinaigre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | vinaigre | vinegar |
| 2 | Old French | vinaigre | vinegar |
| 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 |