acer

Concepts

steel

Translations

acier

acciaio

χάλυβας

acero

aço

ατσάλι

Stahl

staal

çelik

chalybs

acièr

صلب

فولاذ

pola

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əˈser]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: aciēs

Cognate with French: acier

Cognate with Galician: aceiro

Cognate with Italian: acciaio

Cognate with Occitan: acièr

Cognate with Portuguese: aço

Cognate with Spanish: acero

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.