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Where does “aguda” come from?

aguda (Catalan) comes from Catalan agut, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aguda (Catalan): feminine singular of agut

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of agut

Ancestry of “aguda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanagutsharp; acute; oxytone, stressed on the final...
2Latinacūtus—
3Latinacuō—
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →