Where does “asye” come from?

asye (Haitian Creole) comes from French acier, 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.

asye (Haitian Creole): steel (metal produced from iron)

Definitions

  1. steel (metal produced from iron)

Ancestry of “asye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaciersteel
2Old Frenchaciersteel; a weapon made of steel; chiefly a sword
3Latinaciāriumsteel
4Latinaciēssharp edge or point
5Latinaceōto be sour
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →