Where does “acicularity” come from?
acicularity (English) comes from English acicular, from Latin acicularis, from Latin acicula, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
acicularity (English): Quality or degree of being acicular
Definitions
- Quality or degree of being acicular
Ancestry of “acicularity”, step by step
acicularity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acicular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acicular | Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle;... |
| 2 | Latin | acicularis | slender, as a needle; bristly; acicular |
| 3 | Latin | acicula | a hairpin or hatpin |
| 4 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |