English
acetarious
Acetarious comes from Latin acētāria ‘salad’, from acētum ‘sour wine, wine-vinegar, vinegar’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaceō‘to be sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscō‘to become sour, to turn sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētum‘sour wine, wine-vinegar, vinegar’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētāria‘salad’
- Englishtodayacetarious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaceō‘to be sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscō‘to become sour, to turn sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētum‘sour wine, wine-vinegar, vinegar’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētāria‘salad’
- Englishtodayacetarious
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
hear, edge, egg, ear, hammer, eager, acute, axe, oxide, vinegar, acne, mediocre, acupuncture, paragon, mediocrity, acacia, acumen, acme, exacerbate, acuity, hark, acrimony, rosacea, acrid, acerbic, exacerbation, 71 more
through Proto-Italic *akēō
through Latin aceō ‘to be sour’
through Latin acētum ‘sour wine, wine-vinegar, vinegar’
Today it means
adj Used in salads or as salad
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- / acetarious