Where does “ocel” come from?

ocel (Polish) comes from Czech ocel, from Proto-Slavic *ocelь, from Latin aciāle, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ocel (Polish): calkin

Definitions

  1. calkin

Ancestry of “ocel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechocelsteel
2Proto-Slavic*ocelь—
3Latinaciālesteel
4Latinaciēssharp edge or point
5Latinaceōto be sour
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ocel”

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