Where does “ascia” come from?
ascia (Italian) comes from Latin ascia, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
ascia (Italian): axe, adze; third-person singular present...
Definitions
- axe, adze; third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “ascia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ascia | an axe; a mason's trowel |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷs-ih₂- | axe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |