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Where does “ascia” come from?

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

ascia (Latin): an axe; a mason's trowel

Definitions

  1. an axe; a mason's trowel

Ancestry of “ascia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷs-ih₂-axe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ascia”

  • axinomancy
  • aizkolari
  • asciola
  • asciata
  • asciaturus
  • asciatus
  • asciandus
  • ascians
  • ascio
  • axinomantia
  • aizkolari
  • azadón
  • aizkolaritza
  • azada
  • azuela
  • azadonar
  • ascia
  • enxada
  • ξινάρι
  • αξίνα
  • ἀξίνη
  • ἀξινομαντεία
  • aizkora
  • aizkolari
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