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Where does “acciaio” come from?

acciaio (Italian) comes 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.

acciaio (Italian): steel; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. steel; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “acciaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaciārium—
2Latinaciēs—
3Latinaceō—
4Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “acciaio”

  • acciaio
  • acciaiare
  • acciaiatura
  • acciaieria
  • acciarito
  • acciaiolo
  • acioaie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →