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Where does “acerbezza” come from?

acerbezza (Italian) comes from Italian acerbo, from Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

acerbezza (Italian): acerbity, sourness; roughness, harshness

Definitions

  1. acerbity, sourness; roughness, harshness

Ancestry of “acerbezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacerbounripe, premature; acerbic, sour, bitter, harsh,...
2Latinacerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet...
3Latinācer—
4Latinsaccharumsugar
5Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
6Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
7Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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