Where does “acnode” come from?

acnode (English) comes from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acnode (English): An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose...

Definitions

  1. An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose...

Ancestry of “acnode”, step by step

acnode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin acus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
2Proto-Italicakus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Latin nōdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
2Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “acnode”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →