Where does “acre” come from?

acre (Spanish) comes from English Acre, from French âcre, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

acre (Spanish): bitter; acrid; pungent; caustic; acre

Definitions

  1. bitter; acrid; pungent; caustic; acre

Ancestry of “acre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAcreholiest city in the Baháʼí Faith
2Frenchâcreacrid, bitter; sour, bitter
3Latinācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent
4Latinsaccharumsugar
5Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
6Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
7Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH
8Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “acre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraHEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH