Where does “acedume” come from?
acedume (Galician) comes from Galician acedo, from Old Portuguese azedo, from Latin acetum, from Latin acere, from Latin aceo, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
acedume (Galician): acidity
Definitions
- acidity
Ancestry of “acedume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | acedo | sour |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | azedo | vinager |
| 3 | Latin | acetum | vinegar; wit, shrewdness |
| 4 | Latin | acere | present active infinitive of aceō; ablative... |
| 5 | Latin | aceo | I am sour; I am disagreeable |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |