acid etymology

Romanian word acid comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱ-, Latin -idus ((suffix forming verbs) tending to.)

Detailed word origin of acid

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*h₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
-idus Latin (lat) (suffix forming verbs) tending to.
*akēō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Be sharp-tasting, be sour.
aceo Latin (lat) (figuratively, Late Latin) I am disagreeable.. (of wine) I am sour.
acidus Latin (lat) (figuratively) disagreeable, unpleasant; sharp, keen, pungent; sharp-tongued. (of sound) harsh, grating, rough, shrill. Sour, tart, acid, bitter.
acide French (fra) (chemistry) acid, acidic. Acid, acidic, sour, tart (chemistry) acid. (slang) LSD (acid).
acid Romanian (ron) Acid, acidic Acid.

Words with the same origin as acid

Descendants of *h₂ḱ-
ac acar acerb acetabul acid dezoxiribonucleic acri acricios acrire acrit acrișor acru ara arare arat arator arător arătură arțar cui cuier cuișor mediocru vițel încuia
Descendants of -idus
cald căldăraș florid gravid lucid lânced neted pal palid rapid repede repezi rigid rânced scăldat stupid umed umezeală umezi umiditate valid veșted încălzi