acier

Concepts

steel

iron

metal

🤘

nerve

stainless steel

sword

blade

tempered iron

brand

chrome

Synonyms

fer

métal

🤘

sidérurgie

Acier chromé

Acier inox

nerf

épée

Translations

Stahl

acciaio

aço

acero

staal

χάλυβας

çelik

ατσάλι

acer

chalybs

صلب

acièr

فولاذ

adamas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.sje/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: acier

Inherited from Latin: acies

Cognate with Catalan: acer

Cognate with Galician: aceiro

Cognate with Italian: acciaio

Cognate with Occitan: acièr

Cognate with Portuguese: aço

Cognate with Spanish: acero

In summary

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