Etymology

acidity

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Today it means: The quality or state of being acid. Full definition →

French acidité ← Latin aciditātem
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  1. Latin · derived fromaciditātem
  2. French · derived fromacidité
  3. English todayacidity

From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid + -ity.

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