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Where does “ácero” come from?

ácero (Spanish) comes from Late Latin aciarium, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ácero (Spanish): hornless , antennaless

Definitions

  1. hornless , antennaless

Ancestry of “ácero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinaciariumsteel
2Latinaciēs—
3Latinaceō—
4Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →