Where does “ocelový” come from?

ocelový (Czech) comes from Czech ocel, from Proto-Slavic *ocelь, from Latin aciāle, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ocelový (Czech): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “ocelový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechocelsteel
2Proto-Slavic*ocelь—
3Latinaciālesteel
4Latinaciēssharp edge or point
5Latinaceōto be sour
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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