Where does “acereto” come from?

acereto (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.

acereto (Italian): maple wood

Definitions

maple wood

Ancestry of “acereto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	sharp
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-	sharp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic akris →