Where does “ascuțitură” come from?

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

ascuțitură (Romanian): sharpening

Definitions

  1. sharpening

Ancestry of “ascuțitură”, 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 →
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