Where does “agridulce” come from?
agridulce (Spanish) comes from Spanish agrio, from Spanish agro, from Old Spanish agro, from Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
agridulce (Spanish): sweet and sour
Definitions
- sweet and sour
Ancestry of “agridulce”, step by step
agridulce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish agrio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | agrio | sour; tangy; bitter |
| 2 | Spanish | agro | field; Obsolete form of agrio |
| 3 | Old Spanish | agro | sour |
| 4 | Latin | acrus | sour |
| 5 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 6 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |