Latin

ācer

‘sharp’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin ācer.

11 English words in this record descend from Latin ācer, most familiar first.

• eager ← egre ← aigre ← ācrus
• vinegar ← vynegre ← vinaigre ← aigre ← ācrus
• acrid ← ācris
• acrimony ← acrimonie ← ācrimōnia
• acrolein
• acerb ← acerbus
• acerose
• acrity ← acritas
• agarita ← agrito ← agrio ← agro ← agro
• aigre ← ācrus
• alegar ← aigre ← aigre ← ācrus

Etymograph / Latin ācer