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Where does “asciāta” come from?

asciāta (Latin) comes from Latin ascia, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ancestry of “asciāta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasciaan axe; a mason's trowel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷs-ih₂-axe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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