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

  1. verjuice

Ancestry of “agrest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechagrestverjuice
2Italianagrestoverjuice
3Italianagrosour, vinegary; countryside around a town
4Vulgar Latinacrussour
5Latinācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent
6Latinsaccharumsugar
7Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
8Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
9Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH
10Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “agrest

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂
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