Where does “acciaiare” come from?

acciaiare (Italian) comes from Italian acciaio, 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.

acciaiare (Italian): to steel; to convert iron to steel

Definitions

  1. to steel; to convert iron to steel

Ancestry of “acciaiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacciaiosteel; first-person singular present indicative...
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 “acciaiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic akēō →
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