Where does “ascuți” come from?
ascuți (Romanian) comes from Latin excotīre, from Latin cōs, from Ancient Greek Κῶς, from Hebrew כוס, from Arabic كُسّ.
ascuți (Romanian): to sharpen; to grind, whet, strop
Definitions
- to sharpen; to grind, whet, strop
Ancestry of “ascuți”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | excotīre | — |
| 2 | Latin | cōs | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κῶς | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | כוס | A cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy |
| 5 | Arabic | كُسّ | — |
Words derived from “ascuți”