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Where does “acreală” come from?

acreală (Romanian) comes from Romanian acri, 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.

acreală (Romanian): sourness, tartness, acidity

Definitions

  1. sourness, tartness, acidity

Ancestry of “acreală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianacrito make sour; to acetify; nominative masculine...
2Romanianacrusour
3Latinacrussour
4Latinācer—
5Latinsaccharumsugar
6Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
7Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
8Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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