The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκινάκης“the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”
- Latin · borrowed fromacīnacēs
- English todayacinaces
From Latin acīnacēs, from Ancient Greek ἀκινάκης (akinákēs, “the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.