Where does “oceľ” come from?

oceľ (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic *ocelь, from Latin aciāle, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

oceľ (Slovak): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “oceľ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ocelь—
2Latinaciālesteel
3Latinaciēssharp edge or point
4Latinaceōto be sour
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “oceľ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →