Where does “cuțitoaie” come from?

cuțitoaie (Romanian) comes from Romanian cuțit, from Latin cotitus, from Latin cotire, from Latin cos, from Proto-Italic kōtis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

cuțitoaie (Romanian): drawknife

Definitions

  1. drawknife

Ancestry of “cuțitoaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancuțitknife
2Latincotitussharpened
3Latincotiresharpen
4Latincoswhetstone
5Proto-Italickōtis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Italic kōtisEvery word from Latin cos
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