Where does “aċiduż” come from?

aċiduż (Maltese) comes from Maltese aċidu, from Italian acido, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aċiduż (Maltese): acid; sour

Definitions

  1. acid; sour

Ancestry of “aċiduż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseaċiduacid
2Italianacidoacid; LSD; first-person singular present...
3Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
4Latinaceōto be sour
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →