Where does “açada” come from?
açada (Old Spanish) comes from Latin asciāta, from Latin ascia, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
açada (Old Spanish): plowshare
Definitions
- plowshare
Ancestry of “açada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | asciāta | — |
| 2 | Latin | ascia | an axe; a mason's trowel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷs-ih₂- | axe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |