Etymology Explorer › RomanianWhere does “Agrișu de Sus” come from? Agrișu de Sus (Romanian) comes from Latvian Agris, from Hungarian egres, from Italian agresto, from Italian agro, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
Ancestry of “Agrișu de Sus”, step by step Agrișu de Sus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian Agris Step Language Word Meaning 1 Latvian Agris — 2 Hungarian egres gooseberry 3 Italian agresto verjuice 4 Italian agro sour, vinegary; countryside around a town 5 Vulgar Latin acrus sour 6 Latin ācer sharp, sour, bitter, pungent 7 Latin saccharum sugar 8 Ancient Greek σάκχαρ sugar; sugar cane 9 Sanskrit शर्करा gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... 10 Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — 11 Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — 12 Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
via Romanian de Step Language Word Meaning 1 Romanian de from; of; by 2 Latin dē of; concerning; about 3 Latin post behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... 4 Latin poste ablative singular of postis 5 Proto-Italic posti behind, after 6 Proto-Indo-European pósti after 7 Proto-Indo-European pós afterwards, post; by, at
via Romanian sus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Romanian sus up 2 Latin sursum above; upwards, up 3 Latin versus turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... 4 Latin vertō to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve 5 Proto-Italic wertō to turn 6 Proto-Indo-European wert- to turn, to rotate 7 Proto-Indo-European wer- to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel