Where does “ācer” come from?

ācer (Latin) comes from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

ācer (Latin): sharp, sour, bitter, pungent

Definitions

  1. sharp, sour, bitter, pungent

Ancestry of “ācer”, step by step

ācer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin saccharum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaccharumsugar
2Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
3Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
4Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via Proto-Italic akris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicakrissharp; sour-tasting
2Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ācer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →