Where does “ascuțitorie” come from?

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

ascuțitorie (Romanian): sharpener shop

Definitions

  1. sharpener shop

Ancestry of “ascuțitorie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianascuțitorsharpener
2Romanianascuțito sharpen; to grind, whet, strop
3Latinexcotīre
4Latincōs
5Ancient GreekΚῶςKos, an island in the Dodecanese
6HebrewכוסA cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
7Arabicكُسّ
Every word from Arabic كُسّEvery word from Hebrew כוסEvery word from Ancient Greek Κῶς