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

aço traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese açeyro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaçeyro—
2Late Latinaciariumsteel
3Latinaciēssharp edge or point
4Latinaceōto be sour
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Portuguese aça

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaçaalbino
2Kimbunduhasa—

Words derived from “aço”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic akēō →