Etymology of the English word acre
the English word
acrederived from the Latin word
ager (field, ground; farm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*agro-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*akrazderived from the Latin word
acer (maple tree; wood of the maple tree; maple; sharp, bitter, pointed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-Derivations in English
conacre,
acred,
blackacre,
whiteacreDerivations in other languages
Italian
acro, Portuguese
acreCognates
Dutch
akker, French
acre, German
Acker, Icelandic
akur, Swedish
okerUsage
Word found in Modern English
