Where does “aiguiser” come from?

aiguiser (French) comes from Old French aguisier, from Latin acūtiō, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aiguiser (French): to sharpen; to hone; to whet

Definitions

  1. to sharpen; to hone; to whet

Ancestry of “aiguiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaguisierto sharpen
2Latinacūtiō—
3Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
4Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
5Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
6Proto-Italicakus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “aiguiser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →