Where does “akutní” come from?

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

akutní (Czech): acute

Definitions

  1. acute

Ancestry of “akutní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
2Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
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 →