acre.
bitter; acrid; pungent
Meaning & usage
bitter; acrid; pungent
caustic
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Latin ācerlbor. Spanish acre Learned borrowing from Latin ācer.
English or American acre
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Germanic *akraz Proto-West Germanic *akr Old English æcer Middle English aker English acrebor. Spanish acre Borrowed from English acre. Doublet of agro.
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