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Where does “agrumi” come from?

agrumi (Slovene) comes from Italian agrume, from Medieval Latin acrumen, from Latin acer, from Proto-Italic akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

agrumi (Slovene): citrus

Definitions

  1. citrus

Ancestry of “agrumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianagrumecitrus
2Medieval Latinacrumen—
3Latinacersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute,...
4Proto-Italicakrissharp; sour-tasting
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →