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Where does “acerar” come from?

acerar (Spanish) comes from Spanish ácero, 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.

acerar (Spanish): to harden, to steel; to make sharp

Definitions

  1. to harden, to steel; to make sharp

Ancestry of “acerar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishácerohornless , antennaless
2Late Latinaciariumsteel
3Latinaciēs—
4Latinaceō—
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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