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Where does “acciaiolo” come from?

acciaiolo (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.

acciaiolo (Italian): flint; steel

Definitions

  1. flint; steel

Ancestry of “acciaiolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacciaiosteel; first-person singular present indicative...
2Latinaciārium—
3Latinaciēs—
4Latinaceō—
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →