Where does “vinaigre” come from?
vinaigre (Old French) comes from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, 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.
vinaigre (Old French): vinegar
Definitions
- vinegar
Ancestry of “vinaigre”, step by step
vinaigre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French aigre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 3 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 4 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via Old French vin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vin | wine |
| 2 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Latin [[vīnum]] [[ācre]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | [[vīnum]] [[ācre]] | — |