Where does “Acre” come from?

Acre (Portuguese) comes from English Acre, from French âcre, 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.

Acre (Portuguese): sharp unpleasantly acrid or tart in taste

Definitions

  1. sharp unpleasantly acrid or tart in taste

Ancestry of “Acre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAcreholiest city in the Baháʼí Faith
2Frenchâcreacrid, bitter; sour, bitter
3Latinācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent
4Latinsaccharumsugar
5Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
6Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
7Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “Acre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →