Where does “aceru” come from?
aceru (Asturian) comes from Spanish ácero, from Late Latin aciarium, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
aceru (Asturian): steel
Definitions
- steel
Ancestry of “aceru”, step by step
aceru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish ácero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ácero | hornless (for vertebrates), antennaless (for arthropods) |
| 2 | Late Latin | aciarium | steel |
| 3 | Latin | aciēs | sharp edge or point |
| 4 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Latin aciārium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aciārium | steel |
| 2 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |