Where does “ațică” come from?

ațică (Romanian) comes from Romanian ață, from Latin acia, 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 “ațică”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	ață	thread, string
2	Latin	acia	thread, yarn
3	Latin	aciēs	sharp edge or point
4	Latin	aceō	to be sour
5	Proto-Italic	akēō	be sharp-tasting, be sour
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-	sharp

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