† Amerineadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Amerīnus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Amerīnus of Ameria < Ameria , the name of a town in Umbria (Italian Amelia ) + -īnus -ine suffix¹. N.E.D. (1884) entered this as amarine , deriving it < classical Latin amārus bitter (see amarous adj.) + -ine suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Of the town of Ameria, in Umbria, Italy.Ameria is an ancient Roman town, formerly known as Amelia.

N.E.D. (1884) spelt this headword amarine, and defined it as ‘bitter, sour’ on the misunderstanding that the etymon was classical Latin amārus (see note in etymology).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective]

sourc1000

sourish1398

acetosea1400

eagerc1405

acetous?a1425

crabbed1565

sharpish1589

unsugared1592

flatten1594

Amerine1601

acetosous1605

acerba1616

acid1626

acidulous1674

salso-acid1697

acescent1707

sugarless1785

acidulent1800

blink1883

brut1891

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xv. xvi. 440 The Amerine Apples [L. Amerina; Fr. les Pommes d'Ameria] do last and keepe good long, wheras the honie Apples will abide no time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).

单词	amerine
释义	† Amerineadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Amerīnus. Etymology: < classical Latin Amerīnus of Ameria < Ameria , the name of a town in Umbria (Italian Amelia ) + -īnus -ine suffix¹. N.E.D. (1884) entered this as amarine , deriving it < classical Latin amārus bitter (see amarous adj.) + -ine suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Of the town of Ameria, in Umbria, Italy.Ameria is an ancient Roman town, formerly known as Amelia. N.E.D. (1884) spelt this headword amarine, and defined it as ‘bitter, sour’ on the misunderstanding that the etymon was classical Latin amārus (see note in etymology). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] sourc1000 sourish1398 acetosea1400 eagerc1405 acetous?a1425 crabbed1565 sharpish1589 unsugared1592 flatten1594 Amerine1601 acetosous1605 acerba1616 acid1626 acidulous1674 salso-acid1697 acescent1707 sugarless1785 acidulent1800 blink1883 brut1891 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xv. xvi. 440 The Amerine Apples [L. Amerina; Fr. les Pommes d'Ameria] do last and keepe good long, wheras the honie Apples will abide no time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < adj.1601
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