Where does “agrestowy” come from?
agrestowy (Polish) comes from Polish agrest, from Old Polish agrest, from Old Czech agrest, from Italian agresto, from Italian agro, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
agrestowy (Polish): gooseberry
Definitions
- gooseberry
Ancestry of “agrestowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | agrest | European gooseberry, gooseberry |
| 2 | Old Polish | agrest | verjuice |
| 3 | Old Czech | agrest | verjuice |
| 4 | Italian | agresto | verjuice |
| 5 | Italian | agro | sour, vinegary; countryside around a town |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 7 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 8 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 10 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |