Where does “ace” come from?

I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I notice a significant problem: the etymology chain provided doesn't actually connect to the headword "ace." The chain traces: asexual → a- → a → and → ad- → ad → h₂epo → h₂epo This chain explains the prefix "a-" (meaning "not" or "without"), not the word "ace" itself. "Ace" has a different etymology entirely (from Old French *as, from Latin as, a unit). I cannot write an accurate one-sentence origin summary because the chain you've provided doesn't support the headword. Per your instruction to "state only what the chain supports" and "do not invent," I must flag this disconnect rather than create a false etymology. Could you verify either: 1. The headword should be "a-" or "asexual" rather than "ace"? 2. The etymology

ace (English): A single point or spot on a playing card or die;...

Definitions

  1. A single point or spot on a playing card or die;...

Ancestry of “ace”, step by step

ace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English asexual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishasexualNonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;...
2Englishā-
3Old Englishġe-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection
4Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Middle English as

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishasas; ace; The lowest possible throw in dice
2Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
3Vulgar Latin*as
4Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
5ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian

Words derived from “ace

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-