Where does “agacieren” come from?

agacieren (German) comes from French agacer, from Old French aacier, from Vulgar Latin adacidare, from Latin acidare.

agacieren (German): to irritate

Definitions

  1. to irritate

Ancestry of “agacieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchagacerto irritate; to tease
2Old Frenchaacier—
3Vulgar Latinadacidare—
4Latinacidare—
Every word from Latin acidare →Every word from Vulgar Latin adacidare →Every word from Old French aacier →