Where does “vinaigrette” come from?
vinaigrette (French) comes from French vinaigre, 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 — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
vinaigrette (French): vinaigrette sauce, French dressing
Definitions
- vinaigrette sauce, French dressing
Ancestry of “vinaigrette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vinaigre | vinegar; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | vinaigre | vinegar |
| 3 | Old French | vinaigre | vinegar |
| 4 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 6 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 7 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |