English
acescent
Acescent comes from Latin acēscēre ‘to turn sour’, and goes back to acēre.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēre‘to be sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscēre‘to turn sour’next step skipped: Latin acēscōinchoative of acēre
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscēnspresent participle of acēscēre
- Englishearliest quotation 1821acescent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēre‘to be sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscēre‘to turn sour’next step skipped: Latin acēscōinchoative of acēre
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscēnspresent participle of acēscēre
- Englishearliest quotation 1821acescent
Earliest quotation: 1821, Friedrich Accum, A Treatise on the Art of Brewing: “All kinds of malt liquor contain […] alcohol or…”
Linked words
through Latin acēre ‘to be sour’
Today it means
adj Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin acēre / acescent