Where does “ascuțime” come from?

ascuțime (Romanian) comes from Romanian ascuți, from Latin excotīre, from Latin cōs, from Ancient Greek Κῶς, from Hebrew כוס, from Arabic كُسّ.

ascuțime (Romanian): keenness

Definitions

  1. keenness

Ancestry of “ascuțime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianascuțito sharpen; to grind, whet, strop
2Latinexcotīre—
3Latincōs—
4Ancient GreekΚῶςKos, an island in the Dodecanese
5HebrewכוסA cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
6Arabicكُسّ—
Every word from Arabic كُسّ →Every word from Hebrew כוס →Every word from Ancient Greek Κῶς →