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Where does “acies” come from?

acies (English) comes from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acies (English): The full attention of one's sight, hearing or...

Definitions

  1. The full attention of one's sight, hearing or...

Ancestry of “acies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaciēs—
2Latinaceō—
3Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →