Where does “aciculat” come from?

aciculat (Catalan) comes from Latin aciculatus, from Latin acicula, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aciculat (Catalan): aciculate

Definitions

  1. aciculate

Ancestry of “aciculat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaciculatusaciculate
2Latinaciculaa hairpin or hatpin
3Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
4Proto-Italicakus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →