Where does “înăcrire” come from?
înăcrire (Romanian) comes from Romanian înăcri, from Romanian acru, from Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
înăcrire (Romanian): souring
Definitions
- souring
Ancestry of “înăcrire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | înăcri | to sour |
| 2 | Romanian | acru | sour |
| 3 | Latin | acrus | sour |
| 4 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 5 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |