English
acerra
Acerra comes from Latin acerra ‘a small box in which was kept the incense used…’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacerra‘a small box in which was kept the incense used in sacrifices’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacerra‘a small box in which was kept the incense used in sacrifices’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Latin acerra
Today it means
noun In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin acerra / acerra