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Where does “ascio” come from?

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

ascio (Latin): I work or prepare with a trowel

Definitions

  1. I work or prepare with a trowel

Ancestry of “ascio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ascio”

  • asciatus
  • asciandus
  • ascians
  • asciaturus
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