myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of acer

Etymology of the Latin word acer

the Latin word acer (maple tree; wood of the maple tree; maple; sharp, bitter, pointed)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ak-

Anglo-Norman egre, English acrid, English acerate, English acre, French egre, French âcre, Italian acre, Italian acridina, Italian acroleina, Portuguese acre, Portuguese agre, Portuguese aceraria, Portuguese aceroso, Spanish acre, Spanish acirón, Spanish ácere, Spanish agre, Spanish arce, Spanish asa, Spanish aceríneo, Spanish agripalma, Spanish aceráceo, Spanish acroleína

Catalan agre, French aigre, Italian acero, Italian agro

Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin