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Where does “ascuțit” come from?

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

ascuțit (Romanian): sharp, sharpened, acuate; acute; piercing,...

Definitions

  1. sharp, sharpened, acuate; acute; piercing,...

Ancestry of “ascuțit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianascuțito sharpen; to grind, whet, strop
2Latinexcotīre—
3Latincōs—
4Ancient GreekΚῶς—
5HebrewכוסA cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
6Arabicكُسّ—
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