Where does “esacerbare” come from?
esacerbare (Italian) comes from Latin exacerbo, from Latin acerbō, from Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
esacerbare (Italian): to exacerbate, to worsen
Definitions
- to exacerbate, to worsen
Ancestry of “esacerbare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exacerbo | I exasperate, irritate, provoke; I aggravate |
| 2 | Latin | acerbō | to make harsh or bitter, embitter |
| 3 | Latin | acerbus | harsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet... |
| 4 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 5 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |