Where does “exacerbescere” come from?
exacerbescere (Latin) comes from Latin exacerbesco, from Latin exacerbo, from Latin acerbō, from Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
exacerbescere (Latin): present active infinitive of exacerbēscō
Definitions
- present active infinitive of exacerbēscō
Ancestry of “exacerbescere”, step by step
exacerbescere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin exacerbesco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exacerbesco | I become exasperated, irritated, angry |
| 2 | Latin | exacerbo | I exasperate, irritate, provoke; I aggravate |
| 3 | Latin | acerbō | to make harsh or bitter, embitter |
| 4 | Latin | acerbus | harsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet... |
| 5 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 6 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via Latin exacerbare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exacerbare | present active infinitive of exacerbō;... |