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Where does “aço” come from?

aço (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese açeyro, from Late Latin aciarium, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aço (Portuguese): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “aço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaçeyro—
2Late Latinaciariumsteel
3Latinaciēs—
4Latinaceō—
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →