Where does “acier” come from?

acier (French) comes from Old French acier, from Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acier (French): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “acier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaciersteel; a weapon made of steel; chiefly a sword
2Latinaciāriumsteel
3Latinaciēssharp edge or point
4Latinaceōto be sour
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “acier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →