acid is derived from the latin word acidus Share with your friends Share 0 Pooja Baruah answered this Hi, Yes the word acid is derived from the classical latin word “acidus” which means sour. Hope this helps. Cheers! 2 View Full Answer Aruna Prasad answered this wat is actually ur Q 0 Jeba Maimuna answered this wat is actually ur QYes the word acid is derived from the classical latin word “acidus” which means sour. 0 Arush Balyan answered this NO IT IS DERVIVED FROMT LATIN WORD ACIDUS BUT FROM LATIN WORD "ACERE"!! 0 Arush Balyan answered this i meant-it is dervied from the latin word acere meaning sour not from acidus 0 Sriram Kailash answered this its derived from the latin word acere 0 Shubhi Goel answered this confusionin t.b. 'acidus' n here 'acere' 0 Shubhi Goel answered this then y in lesson itzz written ACERE 0