acer

steel

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.

Concepts

steel

Translations

acier

acciaio

χάλυβας

acero

aço

ατσάλι

Stahl

stal

staal

çelik

chalybs

acièr

صلب

فولاذ

pola