Where does “acero” come from?

acero (Esperanto) comes from Italian acero, from Late Latin acerus, from Latin acer, from Proto-Italic akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acero (Esperanto): maple

Definitions

  1. maple

Ancestry of “acero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaceromaple; maple wood
2Late Latinaceruswithout wax
3Latinacersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute,...
4Proto-Italicakrissharp; sour-tasting
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic akris →