canaigre

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂eḱ-“sharp”
2. Sumerian · derived from𒄀𒈾
3. Spanish · derived fromcanaigre
4. English todaycanaigre

Possibly from Mexican Spanish canaigre, cañagre, cañaigre, variants of cañagria, from caña agria (“canaigre”, literally “sour cane”), from caña (“cane; reed”) (ultimately from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na)) + agria (feminine singular of agrio (“sour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from mid 19th c. Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.