Etymograph

English

acerose

Acerose comes from Latin acerōsus ‘chaffy’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱos ‘tip, bristle’, and ultimately from *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éḱos‘tip, bristle’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacus‘chaff’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacerōsus‘chaffy’root of acus
  6. Englishtodayacerose

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éḱos‘tip, bristle’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacus‘chaff’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacerōsus‘chaffy’root of acus
  6. Englishtodayacerose

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’

hear, edge, egg, acid, hammer, axe, eager, oxide, vinegar, mediocre, acne, mediocrity, paragon, hark, acacia, acetate, acumen, acme, acuity, exacerbate, acyl, acrimony, acrid, exacerbation, acerbic, roselle, rosacea, 71 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱos ‘tip, bristle’

ear

through Latin acus ‘chaff’

acute, acupuncture, 17 more

Another origin of acerose

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱrós‘sharp’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akris‘sharp’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacer‘sharp, multi-pointed leaf’
  5. Englishtodayacerose

Today it means

adj Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- / acerose

Shirt and support for this word