Where does “agrest” come from?
agrest (Old Polish) comes from Old Czech agrest, from Italian agresto, from Italian agro, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
agrest (Old Polish): verjuice
Definitions
- verjuice
Ancestry of “agrest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | agrest | verjuice |
| 2 | Italian | agresto | verjuice |
| 3 | Italian | agro | sour, vinegary; countryside around a town |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 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 |