Where does “katos” come from?

katos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

katos (Proto-Italic): clever, shrewd

Definitions

  1. clever, shrewd

Ancestry of “katos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱh₃tóssharpened
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₃tós →