Where does “ascuțitor” come from?

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

ascuțitor (Romanian): sharpener

Definitions

  1. sharpener

Ancestry of “ascuțitor”, 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

Words derived from “ascuțitor

Every word from Arabic كُسّEvery word from Hebrew כוסEvery word from Ancient Greek Κῶς