Where does “âsâ” come from?

âsâ (Ligurian) comes from Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

âsâ (Ligurian): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “âsâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaciāriumsteel
2Latinaciēssharp edge or point
3Latinaceōto be sour
4Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →