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Where does “acrimonioso” come from?

acrimonioso (Italian) comes from Italian acrimonia, from Latin acrimonia, 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.

acrimonioso (Italian): acrimonious, bitter, sharp, rancorous

Definitions

  1. acrimonious, bitter, sharp, rancorous

Ancestry of “acrimonioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacrimoniaacrimony, animosity
2Latinacrimoniasharpness, pungency; acrimony, austerity
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

Words derived from “acrimonioso”

  • acrimoniosamente
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