Where does “*ocelь” come from?
*ocelь (Proto-Slavic) comes 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.
Ancestry of “*ocelь”, step by step
*ocelь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin aciāle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aciāle | steel |
| 2 | Latin | aciēs | sharp edge or point |
| 3 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Vulgar Latin aciale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | aciale | — |