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-1‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱéh₁yeti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akēō1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaceō1‘to be sour’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscō2‘to become sour, to turn sour’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētum3‘sour wine, wine-vinegar, vinegar’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētāria4‘salad’
- Englishtodayacetarious4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin acesco
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin acetum
- 3 Wiktionary, Latin acetaria
- 4 Wiktionary, English acetarious
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-Wiktionary, Latin acesco‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱéh₁yetiWiktionary, Latin acescoreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akēōWiktionary, Latin acescoreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaceōWiktionary, Latin acesco‘to be sour’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscōWiktionary, Latin acetum‘to become sour, to turn sour’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētumWiktionary, Latin acetaria‘sour wine, wine-vinegar, vinegar’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētāriaWiktionary, English acetarious‘salad’
- EnglishtodayacetariousWiktionary, English acetarious
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
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “acetarious”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin acesco, Latin acetum, Latin acetaria. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- / acetarious