Where does “agrys” come from?
agrys (Silesian) comes from Old Polish agrest, from Old Czech agrest, from Italian agresto, from Italian agro, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
agrys (Silesian): European gooseberry, gooseberry
Definitions
- European gooseberry, gooseberry
Ancestry of “agrys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | agrest | verjuice |
| 2 | Old Czech | agrest | verjuice |
| 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 |