acier
See also: acièr
French
Etymology
From Old French acier, acer, from Late Latin aciarium, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Catalan acer, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sje/
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Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “acier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies.
Noun
acier m (nominative singular aciers)
- steel
- (by extension) a weapon made of steel; chiefly a sword
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':
- Mainz cos des aciers poitevins
- Lots of blows by the Poitiers blades
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Descendants
- French: acier
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