Where does “aceraia” come from?
aceraia (Italian) comes from Italian acero, from Late Latin acerus, from Latin acer, from Proto-Italic akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
aceraia (Italian): wood of maple-trees
Ancestry of “aceraia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | acero | maple; maple wood |
| 2 | Late Latin | acerus | without wax |
| 3 | Latin | acer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akris | sharp; sour-tasting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂eḱrós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |